As I wrote last week, “There is a fair amount of confusion about religion and Christianity. Some of it is the result of our own laziness, some is the result of the enemy and some is the result of our fallen mind to grasp what God’s mission really is.” AND some of it is the result of sub-culture lingo. Whenever we specialize in something we develop lingo. Lingo is the special language and/or acronyms that develop to streamline conversation and get people “on the same page.” Most sub-cultures have lingo…computer people, biker people, truckers, attorneys, physicians AND churches! I was at a meeting recently where all the people were in government and/or various social agencies. I didn’t want to reveal my ignorance but at least 25% of the time I had no clue what people were talking about! They were all English speaking but I was clueless as to context, definition and relevance and therefore they could have been speaking a foreign language. They were great people and I was impressed with what they were doing, their passion was commendable, I was just struggling to keep up. It occurred to me that people who come to church for the first time must feel like that. They must look around and wonder what in the world is going on…they might even appreciate it; they just don’t grasp what we are trying to say. Of course, the more they come and participate, the clearer (hopefully) it will become. This week my sermon during Communion is called, “Clarifying the Lingo.” Please pray that we’ll communicate the gospel clearly and the Lord will open the eyes of our hearts to clearly see and receive His love.