Comments on: Try offending someone by telling him that he’s a purple zebra http://www.chrisbrauns.com/2010/02/23/try-offending-someone-by-telling-him-that-hes-a-purple-zebra/ The Web Site and Blog of Pastor Chris Brauns Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:03:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://www.chrisbrauns.com/2010/02/23/try-offending-someone-by-telling-him-that-hes-a-purple-zebra/comment-page-1/#comment-4260 Chris Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:54:57 +0000 http://www.chrisbrauns.com/2010/02/23/try-offending-someone-by-telling-him-that-hes-a-purple-zebra/#comment-4260 Samantha, those are good insights. Being a teacher is like being a pastor in that to do it with integrity, you need to deeply care about what you are doing. But, when you care about what you are doing, it hurts so much when there is unfair criticism. Samantha, those are good insights. Being a teacher is like being a pastor in that to do it with integrity, you need to deeply care about what you are doing. But, when you care about what you are doing, it hurts so much when there is unfair criticism.

]]> By: samantha http://www.chrisbrauns.com/2010/02/23/try-offending-someone-by-telling-him-that-hes-a-purple-zebra/comment-page-1/#comment-4257 samantha Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:55:37 +0000 http://www.chrisbrauns.com/2010/02/23/try-offending-someone-by-telling-him-that-hes-a-purple-zebra/#comment-4257 It is not only because the label doesn't fit that makes it inoffensive. The term in and of itself is not offensive--it is rather ludicrous. As a teacher, I get regular evaluations from my students. Usually they are positive and/or constructive criticism; however, every once in a blue moon I get a student whose panties are in a wad and wants to say something bad about me. It too is a label that doesn't fit--but it hurts and I take offensive. It takes a while for me to calm down and look at the reality of the situation. This doesn't invalidate your point that being called a sinner hurts because it is true. But it is also true that being called a sinner hurts because it is offensive. It is not only because the label doesn’t fit that makes it inoffensive. The term in and of itself is not offensive–it is rather ludicrous.

As a teacher, I get regular evaluations from my students. Usually they are positive and/or constructive criticism; however, every once in a blue moon I get a student whose panties are in a wad and wants to say something bad about me. It too is a label that doesn’t fit–but it hurts and I take offensive. It takes a while for me to calm down and look at the reality of the situation.

This doesn’t invalidate your point that being called a sinner hurts because it is true. But it is also true that being called a sinner hurts because it is offensive.

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