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Ben Stiller, rules and religion, and Christ

In an interview this weekend in Parade magazine, actor and comedian, Ben Stiller, (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Zoolander, Zoolander No. 2, Night at the Museum) made a quotable quote about religion. Most of the article was devoted to … Continue reading

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Lemon tree, very pretty

My neighbors across the street have three lemon trees in their front yard that every year at this time are loaded with fruit — more fruit than they could possibly use, and they have encouraged us to come over and … Continue reading

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Iman’s last tweet

There have been a number of inspirational sayings floating around the Internet this week attributed to Iman, the 60-year-old Somali-born supermodel and wife of British rock star David Bowie who succumbed to cancer a month ago, after a year-and-a-half secret … Continue reading

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Being a peacemaker in a time of war

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. – Matthew 5:9 Want to be a child of God? Be a maker of peace. Bring people together. Join in conversations that unite and heal, not those that … Continue reading

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World class farm boy

I’m going to brag a little. No, not about me or someone in my family, but about my old college roommate. Wayne Bridegroom grew up on a dairy farm in the little town of Denair, in central California. When people … Continue reading

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Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God?

A Wheaton College professor recently stated that Muslims and Christians worship the same God and lost her job. This has stirred up quite a debate in the echelons of evangelical accuracy that should have gone on before the professor lost … Continue reading

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Rediscovering true love ways

Please lock me away And don’t allow the day Here inside, where I hide With my loneliness  – Paul McCartney, as sung by Peter & Gordon On Saturday night last weekend, Marti and I had the privilege of enjoying a … Continue reading

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Close Encounters of the Supernatural Kind

The year was 1979. Phillip was attending seminary on the east coast and driving a cab in Boston in the evenings to try and pay for it. The schedule, and the traffic, was exhausting him. One late afternoon, while driving … Continue reading

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What the heart knows that the head doesn’t

All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. – Blaise Pascal I’ve been reading your comments from yesterday’s Catch and watching us all stumble gracefully over one of my most favorite people who … Continue reading

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A supernatural encounter

A note from one of our supporters got me going on something yesterday. He wanted to know if I knew anything about the spiritual nature of some of the songs by the rock group Kansas, famous for their 1977 hit, … Continue reading

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