Reformation
Learn French
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
1 Corinthians 13:1
Si je parle les langues des hommes, et même celles des anges, mais que je n'ai pas l'amour, je suis un cuivre qui résonne ou une cymbale qui retentit.
1 Corinthiens 13.1
Top 10 Reasons
to Learn French
1. French to the
Glory of God
Just like the Mont Blanc, the lavender of Provence, the Côte d'Azur, the Dune du Pilat, or the coast of Bretagne, le Français was given to the world from the heart & mind of God as a means to display his glory.
2. French Scripture
From the beauty of Psalm 23 to hearing Jesus "speak" French in the Gospels, the French Scriptures administer a special grace to the Francophone soul.
3. La France
You can visit France without knowing French, but your experience won't be Next Level if you don't speak French.
4. French Cuisine
Language plays an intimate role in how our minds make associations and recall special memories. From the names of the dishes on a menu, to the regions that they come from, to the way they are prepared (doré, croustillant), our joyful experience of food is co-joined with the language that we speak.
5. French Wine
For the French, if you don't serve wine with a meal, its like saying, "Let's cook something, but not use any salt" or "Let's bake something, but not use any sugar". They do not suffer bland fools lightly. The whole point of pairing is that the wine makes your food taste better, and the food makes your wine taste better.
6. New Francophone Horizons
In Europe
France, Belgium, Switzerland & Monaco
In North Africa
Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia
In West Africa
Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo & Benin
In Canada
Quebec, Saint Pierre & Miquelon
In the Caribbean
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin & Saint Barths
In the South Pacific
New Caledonia, Tahiti, Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa, Raiatea, Moorea, & Bora Bora
In the Indian Ocean
Madagascar, Comoros, Mayotte, Reunion, Mauritius & the Seychelles
7. French Humor
From Asterix et Obélix Mission Cléopatre to Chez les ch'tis you are missing out on some good laughs with good French friends if you don't speak French.
8. Give Romance a Chance
From mon amour to ma chérie, if you come to France as a single, and you don't speak French, you will never know what could have been. There are some quality potential spouses in the French church.
9. Theological
Humblebrag
That look you get when you casually mention to your Anglo theo bros that you have been reading Calvin again...in French.
10. Citizenship
From your written French test to your citizenship interview, you will need a functional level of French to get that second passport.
Language of Love
Action Steps
Follow our French posts on social media
Do Duolingo
Do RosettaStone
Read the Bible in French
Listen to the Bible: Louis Segond 1910
Listen to the Bible: version Semeur
Listen to French sermons
Watch France24 news in French
Listen to French worship music:
Sebastian Demrey, Hymnes21, Antydot, Impact,
Projet Colossiens 3.16, Louise Zbinden, Yatal