Jack’s Winning Words 1/17/18
“The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.”  (Oliver Wendell Holmes)  Marketers are very interested in studying the behavior of various generations.  Today’s focus is mainly on “What makes the Millennials tick?”  Surprisingly, these 3, Boomers, Xers and Ms have more in common, than expected.  They all like blog articles, e-books and dislike white papers.  Give them short-stuff.  It even shows in a preference for shorter sermons.    ;-)  Jack

FROM TAMPA SHIRL:  I like all of them variety is the spice of life.====JACK:  As a member of "The Greatest Generation," your opinion is very much respected...However, as the number of GGers continues to shrink, their statistical influence continues to shrink, as well.====SHIRL:  Our young polish priest is always short and right on point and always includes some humor and historical fact new he is from Chicago ====JACK:  And you like him, don't you?  Which makes my point.  "You don't put new wine in old wineskins," said Jesus.Yes he certainly understands what life holds for everyone ⛪️⛪️⛪️====JACK:  Some criticize priests and their comments on marriage, because they've never been married.  But most of them have grown up in a family and have observed and made judgment on what works and what doesn't work.  Good sense or non-sense is not the possession of any age group or any religion.

FROM TARMART REV:  Very true . . . with shorter responses.====JACK:  Even letter-writing seems to be a lost art, being replaced by brief e-mails, or even shorter texts.

FROM BLAZING OAKS:  "It doesn't matter how old you are, or where you're from, manners, kindness, compassion and respect will always be the sign of a decent human being." .I jotted this down from some source and posted it on my PC!  The GG's influence is fading, or at  least in
question by the current gov't leaders. Discouraging to say the least, but I'm still convinced that the majority of us strive to be decent human beings!====JACK:  It's been my observation that many GGers see things in black or white, right or wrong.  They tend not to mess with Mister In-between.  Is that just me?  Millennials seem to be more accepting of "different" people.

FROM BB IN CHGO:  Oh boy…does this mean we’re headed for the shallows rather than the depths?  I hope not!====JACK:  Shallow or deep thinking doesn't depend on the number of words used, but on the choice of the words.

FROM KANSAN DON:  "20 minute Tilly" was which generation?====JACK:  My son and I were just talking about 20-Minute Tillberg today.  Now, he'd probably be known as 10-Minute Tillberg.  When I retired I was doing 12-Minute sermons.

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  Shorter sermons?  What a surprise.  Our pastor, who has passed away, was always hassled by one fellow is our congregation.  He would hold up his watch when the pastor got to 15 minutes.  I always thought that pastor was very tolerant!====JACK:  A pastor friend of mine had a problem.  The head usher would flash the church ceiling lights on and off when he thought the sermon was getting too long.  The usher was the local funeral director and the church's biggest giver.