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Death to life

(Click here for a video of John reading tis Catch.) “I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest … Continue reading

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‘They went thataway’

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Rahab the prostitute … was shown to be right with God by her actions when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road. James 2:25 … Continue reading

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Guess who’s (not) coming to dinner

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) One final word about our dear friend and sister, Roberta Stephens, who passed away suddenly from cancer last week. Her Memorial this weekend was a tribute to a life well-served. … Continue reading

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‘Sensei’ Roberta

(Click here for a video of John reading today’s Catch.) A servant of the Lord and dear friend of the Catch is now in the arms of Jesus. I am sure God had a grand welcome for Roberta Stevens, one … Continue reading

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A God like us

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Here are a few things Chandler and I found on the road during our recent trip through the southwestern United States. Small towns are dying. We came upon town after … Continue reading

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Listen to your life

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) One of my favorite writers passed away yesterday at 96. Frederick Buechner was the author of 30 books all of which championed in some way the themes we have adopted … Continue reading

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With God in charge

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Returning from our fact-finding trip to Colorado, Chandler and I did something we like to do frequently on these trips together, we visited a national park in southern Arizona named … Continue reading

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God’s love

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) God’s love is deeply personal.  God’s love is not a concept. It’s not something that is true in a general way for everybody. God’s love is specific and it is … Continue reading

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What you think about what someone else thinks

(Click here for a video of John reading today’s Catch.) Chandler is all over aliens, meteorites, and UFO sightings, so you can understand how some of the sites we passed while driving through Arizona, Colorado and especially New Mexico might … Continue reading

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Memories and milestones

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Hi, and welcome to the “John Wayne Room” of the Canyon Lodge Motel in Seligman, Arizona, “Birthplace of Route 66,” the “Mother Road” of America. Seligman (population 456) is representative … Continue reading

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