Pastor Mike Nodland of the Christian Fellowship Church in Vining, IA.

Think about it: English language is comical! Politicians throw around the phrase, “Well, they CLEARLY MISUNDERSTOOD me!” “Clearly…misunderstood?” Kitchen cooks complain of something that has “freezer burn!” Something’s burning in the freezer? They call these “oxymorons,” and rightly so!

I’m still trying to figure out “soft rock,” “same difference,” “old news” (if it’s old…it’s not news), and the only thing about “jumbo shrimp” is the price tag!

One from the educators who should know better, “student teacher!” I love pie, and stumbling from my lips comes the expression, “awfully good!” It’s either awful or it’s good…not both!

But here’s the scary word that doesn’t even reach the platitude of oxymoronic classification: “practice.” I don’t like the idea of going to the eye doctor who has a “practice” nearby. We have a lot at stake when we go to see a lawyer, but he’s got his “practice,” too! Who is up for a dentist reaching in your mouth, who has a “practice?”

But my favorite, by far is the expression “unspeakable gift!” Gifts don’t speak…except one, that I know of: God’s unspeakable gift, Jesus Christ! The greatest gift of all is God’s gift to all! Trust in Jesus Christ…it’s an “open secret!” Don’t let Him be “found missing” in your Christmas!