Monthly Archives: August 2013

Waiting for Jesus

by Marti Fischer People are waiting for Jesus. Jesus can be seen in us when we are unmasked. We are unwilling to be unmasked over what people might see. Jesus remains hidden. People are still waiting for Jesus.   When … Continue reading

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Good company

If there is anything we have in common with the people God used as reported in the pages of the Bible, it was that they were ordinary, fallible people like you and me. Kind of knocks out all of our … Continue reading

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Chasing the Wild Goose

by Marti Fischer [The “Wild Goose” is the name in Celtic Christianity for the Holy Spirit, the person of the Trinity which is the indwelling Spirit, the immanence of the divine in the real world. The Wild Goose is the … Continue reading

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Getting along without that ‘good Christian person’ thing

Today, and over the next few days, I’m going to explore with Marti’s help, some of the ramifications of a very destructive belief system that most Christians partake in without ever knowing it. It’s destructive because it sets them apart … Continue reading

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A few words

Marti had a few words with me after Friday’s Catch. My wife is especially sensitive towards those who want to follow Christ and yet feel judged by Christians. She’s this way because she has felt, most of her life like … Continue reading

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The Immoral Majority

I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave … Continue reading

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Late arrival

Sorry about the late arrival of the Catch today, but you are glad you didn’t get the first version. I was about to send it out when I thought it might be good to run it by Marti. (If ever … Continue reading

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Every face has a story

As a career Christian, there was an important aspect to the Christian life that was always a big part of our faith — at least, it was supposed to be. Most of us, however, experienced a good deal of guilt … Continue reading

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Pyrotechnic weekend

Neal’s solution to my fireworks dilemma, “How about planning a trip without a date and mail the bombs to New Hampshire ahead of the trip? It could be years ahead, fireworks are age-free. All the fun, none of the guilt, packed … Continue reading

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‘Live free or die’

I can’t think of anything more frustrating for a 13-year-old boy than to have a big sack of things that go boom in the night and nowhere to shoot them off. We had passed a fireworks store in New Hampshire … Continue reading

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