{"id":201,"date":"2010-08-26T16:28:03","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T16:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/stuffchristianculturelikes\/2010\/08\/184-saying-now-i-know-what-youre-thinking.html"},"modified":"2010-08-26T16:28:03","modified_gmt":"2010-08-26T16:28:03","slug":"184-saying-now-i-know-what-youre-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/stuffchristianculturelikes\/2010\/08\/184-saying-now-i-know-what-youre-thinking.html","title":{"rendered":"#184 Saying “Now, I know what you’re thinking.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"thinking.JPG\"<\/span>This is a fun little catchphrase that every pastor keeps chambered. They use it after saying something they imagine was startling.<\/p>\n

Common uses of this phrase in sermons include:<\/p>\n

“I know what you’re thinking. Isn’t God supposed to be a loving God?”<\/p>\n

“I know what you’re thinking. Pastor Ed, are you going to lecture me on the evils of alcohol?”<\/p>\n

“Now I know what you’re thinking. Crazy preacher man spouting off at the mouth about the whore of Babylon and some such.”<\/p>\n

“Now I know what you’re thinking. Pastor Mark, what do you mean I should tithe more than 10%?” <\/p>\n

And the most common version:<\/p>\n

“I know what you’re thinking: easier said that done.”<\/p>\n

This psychic revelation is often followed by “I’m not here to lecture you” or “You’d better believe it.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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