Wednesday, January 27, 2010

A new distinction

After being asked "What did you learn on the weekend?", I've decided that I don't like the phrase for some reason. In my head, it implies that I did not know the piece of information prior to the weekend, but I may want to share something that God had hit me with during that time that I already knew intellectually. I don't think 'reminded of' is strong enough either. It doesn't capture that thing that God does when he instructs you by His powerful marrow-dividing Word.

Hence, my new question to ask people.

"What were you taught?"

Perhaps I'll refine or come up with a better phrase soon. Maybe,
"What did God teach you?"
which is more personal, and I've used plenty of times before, but for some reason at the moment I like the first one. I'm trying to work out why, as I think it's actually inferior, when objectively looking at it. Perhaps it's the sound of 'being taught' that has the right connotations in my head.