Monday, September 12, 2011
Whats In A Name?
Some years ago I was a telemarketer. I would have s screen pop up on my screen with a name on it. Then my head set would start ringing.  Some of the names that came across on my screen were impossible for my American mind to figure out. One that really stumped me was Ngo. Spanish names were also hard at times. Anything with a letter combination that did not work for American English to figure out made things difficult. To make matters worse when you pronounce a name wrong people get offended. I mean really mad. It's a respect issue. People feel disrespected when you say their name wrong. This started an idea in my thinking about should we be careful to pronounce names? How about should we be careful to know the names of those we talk to. My idea here is this. If it is disrespect to call a person by the wrong name then it is more disrespectful to call the God we serve by improper names. Yes He is big enough to handle it. But should we be more reverent than that for the god we call Adonia (the Lord) I am daring to say maybe it's better to error on the side of reverence than disrespect.
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