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‘So now what?’
I came home from church yesterday with notes all over my bulletin. Marti wasn’t feeling well and had opted to stay home, so I committed myself to bringing home the sermon. I was eager to get everything down so I … Continue reading
Learning from Jesus and Earl Weaver
Earl Weaver, colorful manager of the Baltimore Orioles for 16 years, was famous for kicking dirt on umpires and putting his players in their places. One of his pet peeves was the overly spiritual Christian ballplayer. He had no time … Continue reading
Drag me out
Boy, do I understand this. I didn’t realize it at first until I kept reading one of our member’s comments, because I was so intrigued by its honesty and its beauty, and discovered she was a poet. I took out … Continue reading
Which God?
I think we all know that God is a God of judgment and punishment. It seems that the prevailing attitude of most people who don’t know God is that He is an angry old man just waiting to jump all … Continue reading
The gospel according to you
The Gospel According to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. They are the four different accounts of the life of Jesus. Why do we have four accounts and not just one, especially when they sometimes don’t agree? Actually, this is something … Continue reading
The artist
You’ve heard the story of the young kindergartener who, when asked by her teacher what she was going to create for her art project, proudly announced she was going to draw a picture of God. To which the teacher announced, … Continue reading
It’s all about connecting
Okay my friends. One more post and we’ll put this “fun” thing to rest, at least for now. I didn’t realize it was going unearth so much from everyone. I didn’t realize I would be grappling like this. Now maybe … Continue reading
No swimming
There’s been a lot of dialogue surrounding fun — particularly in light of my struggle to understand why and how fun eludes me as it does. Those of us who have difficulty with the request to “have fun” can feel … Continue reading
More fun
Wow. I struck a cord a couple days ago talking about fun. So many great comments tell me we all want to have fun but we’re not all sure we can. Whether we’re feeling guilty, or feeling judged, or just … Continue reading
Starting checklist for grace turned outward
In a world of totally right and totally wrong—entirely good and entirely evil—we seek bridges from people in the church to people in the marketplace. In a world of blind passions and willful ignorance, we represent a message of acceptance … Continue reading
John Fischer The Catch 