This Post is Awesome.

An article by Brent Chavez    2 Comments

Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say “infinitely” when you mean “very”; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. – C.S. Lewis

The pastor of the church I grew up in once spoke to us teens about our language. Not about watching our mouths or cursing, but about using words casually that are meant to describe something greater. Hyperbole, if you will. His particular pet peeve was when we would say things were ‘awesome’. That burrito was awesome! Your new shoes are awesome! As silly as it sounds, eventually those words lose their shine. Even looking at the dictionary’s definition of ‘Awesome’, I saw the following:

1) (Actual Usage) Inspring Awe; Amazing

2) (Slang usage) Very impressive.

See how dumbed down it became from one line to the next? I know this is a random rant, but if Brian’s taking back the Arts for the church, then I’m going after ‘Awesome’ . I use this word way too much, so feel free to call me out on it from now on. God is Awesome. My burrito is not.