Comments on: What Are We Really Talking About?

By: Jacob Young

Jacob Young — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:59:25 +0000

I know this is old, just wanted to pass along the link to the article – ironically from my own church! – that I found when searching: http://www.covfel.org/uploads/WatchYourLanguage_BBeevers...

By: Rachael

Rachael — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:26:21 +0000

I’ve also thought about how sin can often be euphemized.

A friend once told me (although I believe it was not on the topic of euphemisms), “Stress is overrated.”

Somehow that stuck with me.

Is stress an excuse for particular behaviors…? Should it be…?

It would be good for us to think about our sin as it really is instead of using lingo to merely elicit sympathy from others and to soften its ugliness in our minds…

Interesting. Maybe one day de-euphemization (whatever that means) will be more commonplace in conversations and in people’s thought patterns…

By: Stephen Altrogge

Stephen Altrogge — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:40:00 +0000

Brian,

Thanks for finding the web link!

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:26:18 +0000

Stephen,

Thanks for posting this! I can relate all too well. Be on the lookout for this Friday mornings!

mmm…Starbucks…think I’ll go make some…after I go look for the article online.

OK…

For anyone interested in reading the article, I found it at http://www.forallnations.com/ViewArticle_print.cfm?id=73&category=article
Thanks to Johanna and the other Brian for citing the article info. Very helpful

If that direct link doesn’t work, I found it through a websearch that directed me to a post on Carolyn McCulley’s blog at http://solofemininity.blogs.com/posts/2005/10/index.html

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:56:33 +0000

Can’t find a web link but if you want to have me forward the article in PDF format just let me know

By: Stephen Altrogge

Stephen Altrogge — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:41:27 +0000

Thanks Brian. If anyone can find a web link that would also be very helpful.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:41:45 +0000

Article “Watch Your Language” by E. Bradley Beevers. is to be found in the Journal for Biblical Counseling Vol. XII #3 Spring 1994
Trust this helps

By: Stephen Altrogge

Stephen Altrogge — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:54:20 +0000

Johanna,

I can totally relate. I like to use nice words that shift the blame from me to my circumstances. Like saying that I was tired and that’s why I got angry, instead of saying I got angry because I’m a sinner.

By: Stephen Altrogge

Stephen Altrogge — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:52:46 +0000

BethAnn,

So glad that God is working in your heart. He’s so kind to consistently point out our areas of sin and help us change. It is really freeing to see our sin for what it truly is and then truly repent.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:54:05 +0000

Stressed, frustrated etc… these words I use to blame shift, so I “feel” less guilty. It’s not me (my sin) it’s the circumstances. Oops shifting blame (from me) to the God who perfectly orchestrated those circumstances for me and for my good. Not good, I really need a savior. Thanks again Stephen

E. Bradley Beevers, “Watch Your Language,” Journal of Biblical Counseling, (XII:3, Spring 1994), pages 24-30.