by Bryon Lippincott | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog, Blog Posts, Intentional Living, Intentional Living, Words and Implications, Words and Implications
A boy riding his bike in Phnom Penh, Cambodia When we use phrases like “the vulnerable,” “the marginalized,” and “the oppressed” to describe others it can have profound implications for how we see the people we are describing. They...
by Bryon Lippincott | Nov 5, 2020 | Blog, Blog Posts, Words and Implications
Are we helping the least of these? “The least of these” is a short phrase that finds constant use in Christian conversations and teachings, both in person and on social media. It is a phrase I have accepted in the past as normal. I understand the context behind it and...
by Bryon Lippincott | Oct 26, 2020 | Blog, Blog Posts, Words and Implications
I have a growing fascination (some might say obsession) with the words we use to describe and construct our world. To most of us, the idea that we use words to describe our world is a given, a fact of human interaction. When I say that we use language to construct our...