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Does prayer change things?
Growing up in an evangelical home, I was often in other Christian homes and noticed there was a popular wall plaque that adorned most of them. It said: “Prayer Changes Things.” It’s true, but do we believe it? Do we … Continue reading
Believe in the power of prayer
Prayer is huge. When it comes to prayer, I’m all ears. That’s because I don’t have much to say. What I can be sure about when it comes to prayer is that I could use a lot more of it … Continue reading
Why horses run
The sport of horse racing has rarely been able to rise above the addictive cloud of gambling except when something extraordinary happens, like it did this weekend, with the unexpected rise of California Chrome, and a shot at the elusive … Continue reading
Horsing around
Well, I suppose we’ve done enough horsing around here at the Catch for a while. I apologize if you are not very fond of horses, but then again, I can’t imagine anyone not liking a horse. They are such strong, … Continue reading
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our … Continue reading
Front page news
All eyes interested in the 160-year-old sport of horse racing are on the Belmont Stakes race in New York this Saturday where an unlikely horse, California Chrome, has a chance to win the Triple Crown for the first time in … Continue reading
The winning circle of astonishment
A dark horse is always an unlikely candidate to win. It’s become an adjective for the unexpected. There are dark horse sports teams, dark horse politicians, dark horse contestants. Of course, anything can happen, but the chances of a dark … Continue reading
Just another dark horse
My friend Ron was the original dark horse. It all started with Marti suggesting I write a song about him. “How would I do that?” I said. “You can’t just write a song about a guy named Ron.” She thought … Continue reading
Free to be free
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free” (Galatians 5:1). Freedom is self-actualizing. Freedom fulfills itself. Christ set us free in order for us to be free. This is somewhat startling. Freedom here is presented as an end … Continue reading
‘Lead on brave mare’
In my story of the dark horse, the “new” dark horse wakes after his escape from the fire to find himself in the presence of a strange mare who is aggressively eating up what is left of the grass around … Continue reading
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