I write for 10 minutes + you read for 3 minutes = God only knows

This blog won’t be perfect, because I am not. And it won’t take you long to read each day.

Promise.

It will be real. Because I am real.  Because you are too. Let’s be real together.

Words can be weird.

If a certain word is a normal part of the lexicon of our business, organization or home, we often assume that others, who may not be in the same group as us, understand what we are talking about.

Sometimes these words might be insider lingo or an acronym that our business throws around. ROE. CPI. Synergy. Da Heck?

Other times, these words are inside jokes in our homes. Our house is fully of crazy, made up words and silly inside jokes. Come visit sometime and your life will never be the same.

Insider lingo should bug us.

The word “Discipleship” has been ringing in my ears since yesterday..

It’s a word that we use often in YL circles. We throw it around with ease – sometimes assuming that everyone knows what we are talking about.

What am I trying to get across when I use that word? Is it the right word for what I mean?

Yesterday, that word felt right to me. Today it feels weird.

So, I’m going to dive into that word. What do I think about it? More importantly, what do others think about it? Is it the right word for our people? Our context?

I’m hopeful that each of us can pause for 28 seconds today and think about the weird words we use our homes, our business, or our organization.

May each of us be thoughtful, hopeful and welcoming in our language.

So that people feel at home in our business, that they matter to our organization, that they are members of our families.