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Bible
Fleshalonians (Second Fleshalonians, 2nd Fleshalonians)
God said it, I believe it, that settles it
Hesitations (Second Hesitations, 2nd Hesitations)
Newly Incorrect Version (and other nicknames for the Bible)
you are the only Bible that someone might read
Charismatic Movement
charismania, charismaniac, charisma-tick
Christian Music
contemporary Christian music (CCM)
Church and Church Services
narthex, sanctinasium, Goditorium
seeker-sensitive, seeker-friendly, seeker-driven, seeker-oriented
with every head bowed and every eye closed
Denominations
Bedside Baptist (and St. Mattress and other “sleeping in” terms)
§ blended denominations (e.g., bapticostal, fundagelical, presbycatholic, etc.)
buzzard Baptist (and buzzard Christian)
Catholic light (and Catholic lite)
cradle Christian, cradle Episcopalian, cradle Presbyterian
denominational mutt, Christian mutt
evangelical pope, evangelical vatican
evanjellyfish, evanjellybean, evanjelly goo
methobapterian, pentebaptist, baptimethocostal
Protestant pope, Protestant vatican
swim the Tiber, swim the Bosphorus, walk the Canterbury Trail
beach evangelism, gastro-evangelism, power evangelism
drive-by evangelism, fast-food evangelism, hit-and-run evangelism, shotgun evangelism, tract-bombing
front-door evangelism, side-door evangelism, back-door evangelism
God, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit
Baby Jesus (don’t make the Baby Jesus cry)
God comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable
the Holy Spirit is a gentleman, God is a gentleman
hug from God (i.e., the orans posture)
leave room for the Holy Spirit
Greek and Hebrew words
koinonia, koinonia group, koinonitis
Historical
sawdust trail, hit the sawdust trail
Kinds of Christians
chreaster, Christmas and Easter Christian
Language
Love, Marriage, Dating, Singleness
Minimally Active Christians
Missions, Missionaries
10/40 Window, 40/70 Window, 4/14 Window
Two-Thirds World, Three-Fourths World
Parachurches and Parachurch Activities
“Pastor-ese” (the Christianese used by pastors and preachers)
evangelastic, evangelastically
Saturday-night special, Saturday-night syndrome
Piety
don’t drink, smoke, or chew, or go with girls who do
Pop Culture
fall festival (and other Halloween nicknames)
pot blessing (and other potluck nicknames)
Prayer
arrow prayer, flash prayer, dart prayer
BHAP (big, hairy, audacious prayer)
dial-a-prayer, dial-a-devotion
an unspoken; (plural: unspokens)
Puns
evangelastic, evangelastically
Sins and Evil
Social Media
farewell, farewelling, farewelled
Spiritual Disciplines
Facebook fast (media fast, digital fast, electronic fast)
Spiritual Warfare
Third Wave (of the Holy Spirit)
Theology
cafeteria Christian, cafeteria Christianity
Christian lite, Christianity lite
convenience-store Christianity
diet Christian, diet Christianity
§ TULIP, five-point Calvinists, four-pointers (etc.)
The Will of God, God’s Guidance, Discernment
Godincidence, God-instance, God wink
Women
Youth (Kids, Children)