Comments on: advice to young pastors: the wisdom of y’all

By: dave wainscott

dave wainscott — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:26:13 +0000

preach it!

i try to preach it everywhere i go.
Of course, wherever i teach it in the West, it seems to be a brand new idea.
They get it in South America,as they already have a
“y’all”: “ustedes”

Keep up the great work!

By: Brandie

Brandie — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:08:20 +0000

Ken,

I was happy to read this. This reminds me of how we used to talk. You’re right the south is more communal than the north and you can see that on the sidewalk in stores and everywhere you turn. I will try using the y’alls when reading the bible and see how it changes things. Thanks Ken!

By: Forrest Long

Forrest Long — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:21:42 +0000

Thanks for a necessary reminder to help dispel some of the me-centeredness of today’s church. I had a New Testament professor years back who had alot of favorite sayings he kept dropping on us and one was “Words are important.”. I’ve always remembered that as I’ve done my sermon preparation.

By: Daniel Pade,n

Daniel Pade,n — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:26:33 +0000

I lived in Oklahoma and Kansas each for a short time.

While there I picked up the Y’all in my speeking
for a while.

I never realy understood or knew the meaning of the
word untill I read this artical though.

Thank you for a very wise, Eye opening artical.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:54:04 +0000

How y’all doin?

By: Cheryl Warren

Cheryl Warren — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:36:32 +0000

Thanks for this, Ken! Following Jesus really is an “all y’all” proposition and it’s very special to be the part of a Y’all community in Texas and in the Vineyard! It’s also true that every time I remember, I give thanks to God for y’all!
Cheers ~ Cheryl

By: Martha

Martha — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:35:36 +0000

Second thought: Do you think the passage you mentioned isn’t applicable individually?

By: Martha

Martha — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:12:01 +0000

Why, we just got back from a trip to Texas, too! I was contemplating that very linguistic phenomenon.

Once you start paying attention to the fact that the Bible uses plural and singular “you”s, you can get a lot of them right just from the context. You’re right that realizing which is being used can often make a great deal of difference to the meaning of a passage. I have an interlinear Greek NT that clarifies them for me (the plural is translated “you,” while the singular is translated “thou”), but checking the King James Version works just as well.