i used the word 'exhortation' in an earlier post. why? i don't really know. i guess the problem that i may have with it is it's inherent lean towards christianese. does that make sense? i don't really care about people speaking in christianese jargon (or any jargon for that matter). but, like all things, it can get kinda old and lose the meaning it started out with.
i once changed some of the words in the hymn 'Be Thou My Vision'. i basically tried to do away with all of the 'thee's' and 'thou's' and 'art's' and stuff. it didn't exactly get a resounding response. i think that people maybe though i was trying to be cute or clever or something.
what i was trying to do is have the language of the song reflect the language that we use every day. i don't know about you, but i hardly ever (mostly never, ever, never) refer to God as 'Thee' when i'm praying. i say, 'God, I need You', rather than, 'God, I need Thee.'
so, sorry if i am raining on anybody's king james parade. i've actually come to deeply appreciate the king james version of the bible recently, on one condition....
it has to be read with a pirate accent!
avast me hearties!
