Shopping

I am back to church shopping. Port Orchard and Kitsap County have many older churches. The one growing and vibrant young church may be a bit too vibrant for me. But I'm going to go for a few weeks to check it out. However, in listening to a sermon from an overly energetic young man, two words were repeated far too often:

"LIKE" and "ALLS"

There is no need to precede a statement with "like." It diminishes the power of your statement and makes the listener think you are either from the shores of California or a junior high girl. Be direct and assertive in your speaking unless you're making an analogy where the word "like" is required to compare two unlike things. Or, perhaps you're proposing a hypothetical situation. But that was not the case and if Jesus was listening, he'd agree.

However, even more egregious to my ears and faith was the constant repetition of "alls." For example "Alls we have to do as a community is be brave blah blah blah..." or "Alls I'm trying to say is...." Now that I think about it, this grammatical fault is also common in California stoners and teenage girls.

Regardless, I am not endowed with the gift of preaching. I appreciate this young man's enthusiasm and heart for God and the church. BUT... if you want to be taken seriously, then please work on your grammar and diction. Jesus will thank you for it.

Speaking of shopping, I need a new dress shirt.