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 At 64 years old, there are plenty of times when it sounds like my grandkids might as well be speaking in a foreign language.  And that surely applied to the first time I heard them using the expression  "six seeeveeeen".   I have asked them what it means and few have been able to answer, but I have discovered through intense internet exploration, that it is a phrase popularized by highschool basketball player, Taylen Kinney.  You might think that Taylen is 6' 7" tall, but he is actually listed at 6'1".  He lifted the phrase out of a rap song, and for some reason, when he posted this video, it went viral.  Instead of dismissing the cultural phenomenon, one smart pastor in Charlotte, NC created an outreach to kids in his church based on the meme.  The program was based on Psalm 28: 6-7, and every time the two numbers were mentioned, a high school student with a jersey reading 6-7 popped up on stage.  The kids went crazy and began to anticipate the arrival of "the numbers".  I can't guarantee that every student there memorized the verses, "Praise be to the Lord, for has heard my cry for mercy.  The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.  My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him."  But I am pretty sure that their hearts leapt for joy on that particular night at church.  Props to the pastor that instead of criticizing culture, used it to engage the students in his church and connect them to something true and powerful.  Praise God.