glorious adjectives. February 16, 2010

it is fun to say things like, “well that is terribly inconvenient” matter-of-factly.  as a matter of fact, it is actually quite fun to say the word “terribly” in general.

but i wonder… how often do our uses of these adjectives demean their true significance, and thus, before the eyes of man, demean the appearance of value of our subject?

to say a trip to the grocery store is an epic adventure, and then, to say that following Christ is an epic adventure?…  one seems a bit off, don’t you think?

and i say this as someone who is guilty of this very thing.

much to consider…

there is nothing new under the sun. February 4, 2010

What has been is what will be,and what has been done is what will be done,and there is nothing new under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 1:9)
trifflin’ (circa 2006): “a sketchy, bogus, egotistical, lying individual.”  alternate spelling “triflin’.” [from Urban Dictionary]

hmm… oddly familiar…

trifling (circa 1535): “lacking in significance or solid worth.” [from Merriam-Webster]