A cliche is a phrase that has been overused so much that it has lost its effect and meaning. Christians, according to Christian Piatt, come loaded with them (read the article here ). On the one hand, I sympathise with some of Piatt's concerns - he doesn't like the fact that Christians often want to say something instead of listening. On the other hand, I am not sure I would want to reject the content of some of his cliches, only change how they are stated. So, in the interests of both hands I have attempted to rework Piatt's cliches: