Christian Living
A former magazine writer and editor, John Shore’s life as a Christian writer began the moment when, at 38 years old, he was very suddenly (and while in a supply closet at his job, of all places) walloped by the benevolent hand of God.
John's most recent book is Midlife Manual for Men, which he co-authored with Stephen Arterburn, author of the best-selling Every Man series and host of the nationally syndicated Christian radio show, New Life Live. Midlife Manual is the first of four books John and Steve will be writing together for Bethany House Publishers; the next, Being Christian, will be out in September 2008. John is also the author of I'm OK--You're Not: The Message We're Sending Non-Christians and Why We Should Stop (NavPress); Penguins, Pain and the Whole Shebang (Seabury Books); and co-author, with Richard Lederer, of Comma Sense (St. Martin's). Both Penguins and Comma Sense won San Diego Book Awards for best books in their respective categories (Religious/Spiritual, and How To/Reference).
Last night a friend of mine who is a Very Famous Christian Leader was asking me if I recalled how, back in the day, George Carlin had issued his instantly-famous list of Seven Words You Can’t Say on Television. (My friend's point wasn’t to make me type dirty to him; it was that lately he’s heard, like, five of those words on television.)
We were thinking that perhaps it’s time to update Carlin’s list. To that end, then, here is my personal vote for Seven (Other) Words No One Should Be Allowed to Say On Television:
Urantia
midget
bong
diarrhea
matriculating
sudsy
Gary Coleman
Comment/suggest words of your own here, or below.
