Can you decipher this famous nursery rhyme?

A triumvirate of murine rodents totally devoid of ophthalmic acuity was observed in a state of rapid locomotion in pursuit of an agriculturalist’s uxorial adjunct. Said adjunct then performed a triple caudectomy utilizing an acutely honed bladed instrument generally used for subdivision of edible tissue.

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I think the only person who could get this is also the same person who keeps that business that makes “Word of the Day” toilet paper profitable. I knew what most of the single syllable words meant but that was about it.

I know we computer geeks sometimes speak a language that others don’t understand. (and are infamous for using it to scare co-workers) Sometimes I’ll be talking about computers and I’ll look at my wife who has that “deer caught in the headlights” look. That’s when I know I need switch gears and talk in a way that she can understand.

This is especially true when Christians are trying to explain why and what they believe to a person who has decided not to follow Christ. We use words like “Evangelical”, “Salvation”, “Sanctification”, “Born-again”, and many others that have totally different meanings to the world than to us. We use words that seem outdated like “Lord”, “King of Kings” and other references from Scripture that to a non-believer would seem like God wants to keep us in the Dark Ages. We quote Scripture as proof without explaining how Scripture has the authority to be proof.

As Krista and I have been preparing to move to Europe as missionaries (yet another term that is misunderstood by the world), we have thought more and more about the use of words to help lead people to an understanding what it means to become a follow of Christ. While we don’t have it all together nor are we saying that we know how to do it all, one conclusion we do have is: Why did we wait until we were missionaries to think about this? God has always asked us to share Him with others in this world way before He asked us to move to Germany.

So my challenge to you: If someone asked you why you are a follower of Jesus Christ, could you explain it using words that they would understand?