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Category Archives: Friendship
Seeing with the eye of the Lord
(Click here for a video of John reading today’s Catch.) Today’s Catch comes from a text I received last night from my daughter, Anne, who is an ER doctor in Hawaii and an avid surfer.
Knowing what you don’t know
Chandler is a leader. He may not have all the tools, or know how to use them, but that doesn’t matter. He leads anyway by sheer will. I am also constantly surprised by how much he knows. He will enter … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, grace turned outward, relationships
Tagged discovery, relationships
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‘High School Musical’
Why we chose High School Musical to be the go-to movie for our current campaign: 1. If you read into it, the song, “We’re All In This Together,” is like a celebration of the body of Christ. Just take these … Continue reading
Posted in body life, church, community, Friendship, spiritual gifts
Tagged body of Christ, church, spiritual gifts
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‘Jesus, He’s my friend’
Jesus, He’s my friend. He took me by the hand; Led me far from this land. – Arthur Reynolds from the song, “Jesus is Just Alright” I got a friend in Jesus. … Continue reading
Posted in discipleship, Friendship, Jesus, the gospel
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a sacrificial poet
This is the logo for one of the open mic’s John attends. John wants to welcome any Chicago visitors to “The Catch,” and thank them for welcoming him into their community. John Shirk is a missionary to … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Life, community, Friendship, grace turned outward, relationships
Tagged evangelism, friends in the marketplace, on a mission, witnessing
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Do it now
We’ve never been through anything like this before. This pandemic is testing our faith, our stamina, our patience, our confidence, our endurance, and what I’m especially thinking about this morning — our love. There appear to be no guarantees. You … Continue reading
Isolating the isolated
One of the down sides of this pandemic that is affecting us all is the fact that we are all being forced into isolation. That might not necessarily be a problem if it weren’t for the fact that we are … Continue reading
Becoming friends with your enemies
So now that we have all of you with boots on the ground refusing to enter into gossip, rumors, and negative talk with friends about perceived enemies — now that there are so many of you, as Bob has suggested … Continue reading
The miracle of forgiveness
Catch MemberPartner, Robert, from Seattle, shared with us a “sore thumb” story about forgiveness. The story was featured on TV, so it reached a large number of people and makes a statement that no sermon could ever equal. And even … Continue reading
Sinners “R” them (or us?)
This has been a tough week for me. I’ve been trying to grasp and write about mercy but it’s been alluding me. Twice I’ve had to abandon my first attempt at a Catch because it didn’t get by my first … Continue reading
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