A couple went to Home Depot to buy some 2×4’s. The man at the store said, “We don’t have 2×4’s but we have some 4×2’s.” The husband said, “I’ll have to talk with my wife.” He came back and said, “We can use 4×2’s. We want 300.” As they started to get them, the agent asked, “How long do you want them?”

Again the husband said he would have to consult his wife. Coming back, he said, “We want them for a long time, we’re going to use them in a house we are building.”

I don’t think I’d want to see the house when they get it done. We have slang expressions for so many things these days. If I don’t know the terms for something, how can I communicate? Its like that in the church world, as well. If we want to communicate with sinners, we’ve got to use terms they can understand. Words like ‘sanctification’ and ‘justification’ mean something to us, but its a foreign language to the lost. God, help us be relevant.

Tags: communication, humor