Internet Christianity

Mildly mocking labels for very zealous Christians — "Bible thumper" for the preachy, rule-quoting kind; "holy roller" (originally) for the loud, expressive Pentecostal kind.

Grateful and fortunate — recognizing good things in life as gifts from God rather than luck or achievement.

Living entirely inside Christian culture — Christian school, church, Christian friends, Christian music and media — with little contact with anyone else.

The process of seriously re-examining one's Christian beliefs — questioning what one was taught, discarding some of it, sometimes all of it — and, in "exvangelical," the identity of those who've left evangelicalism specifically.

A call-and-response affirmation used in church and conversation — "God is good!" answered by "All the time!" — expressing trust that God's character doesn't change with circumstances.

A phrase meaning "I disagree with what you're doing, but I care about you as a person" — meant as a formula for combining moral conviction with love, and often heard very differently by the person it's said to.

A goodbye — "have a nice day" with a prayer folded in — wishing you God's favor. Common in the American South and in Black church culture.

The way a person most naturally gives and receives love — words, time, gifts, service, or touch — from a 1990s Christian marriage book that became a worldwide idea.

To show active, tangible care for someone — hugs, meals, attention, help, presence — especially to people who need it.

The standard Christian response to hard news — a promise to bring the person's situation to God in prayer.

Two related phrases. "Speak life" means say encouraging, hopeful, building-up words; "speak truth" means say the honest, hard thing someone needs to hear — ideally "in love."