Nike is receiving complaints about some T-shirts that they have made available to the public. These offensive shirts have words and phrases that refer to drug use and sexual activity. In their defense, Nike officials say that the words on the T-shirts are part of the vocabulary used by their target group—people who participate in extreme sports.

Christians sometimes make some poor vocabulary choices when they attempt to mimic the world. When the world uses the Lord’s name in vain, or substitutes milder f-words for the big one, or uses words that refer to oral sex to convey that they don’t like something—that’s to be expected. That’s the type of thing that worldly people do.

It shouldn’t be that way with Christians. Ephesians 4:29 says, “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”

Are there any catchy phrases you need to eliminate from your vocabulary?