Category Archives: grace turned outward

Testing positive for Grace Turned Outward

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) It’s about time. It’s been almost a year since we last published the Grace Turned Outward test. So how ya doin’? Here we go …

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A head start on everybody

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) With the country split in half and everyone getting meaner, what an opportunity for grace turned outward! We are offering the anti-thesis to everything brewing in society. Wherever you are, … Continue reading

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Presidents Day thoughts

(Click here for a video of John reading today’s Catch.) When you think about President’s Day, it’s easy to picture the President in a place of prestige and power. But it’s really so much more. The President is the ultimate … Continue reading

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On the street where you live

Come take a stroll with me down the streets of the internet, the only place I know where people the world over are all your neighbors. Mr. Rogers never had it so good. Some people claim you can’t have real … Continue reading

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‘God is God’

Our Catch today is a song I’d liked you to hear and think about. It’s by Joan Baez. She didn’t write it but I must assume that because she is singing it she must believe at least most of it. … Continue reading

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First responders

I was just climbing into bed at two in the morning last night when I smelled something burning. Believe it or not, we do have fireplaces here in southern California, and some people actually use them to burn real wood, … Continue reading

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It’s not about you

It’s not about you. Never was, never is, never will be. And isn’t that good news? Even though you were a Christian and you went to church, you were ineffective. Because for the longest time you still thought it was … Continue reading

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Live in peace

Make every effort to live in peace with everyone … Hebrews 12:14 This is a very broad blanket statement. There are no qualifications and no exceptions. “Live in peace with everyone” is all inclusive. It includes enemies, strangers, atheists, people … Continue reading

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Unshakable

“Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens…” so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful. Hebrews 12:26-28 Is anybody feeling a … Continue reading

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Grace interrupted

See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God. Hebrews 12:15 How can you fall short of the grace of God? I can understand falling short of the law of God, since we all do that, … Continue reading

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