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The edge of truth
I’ve been thinking a lot about the Flannery O’Connor quote I used yesterday: “I’m not afraid that the book will be controversial, I’m afraid it will not be controversial,” and realizing how I am constantly struggling between what is controversial … Continue reading
Too good for heaven
For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. (2 … Continue reading
Of pencils and Pink Pearls
Remember the smell of a freshly sharpened pencil? Or how about a brand new Pink Pearl eraser? Didn’t you always put it to your nose when it first came out of its box? These are all tied to feelings of … Continue reading
Full time student
So that your trust may be in the Lord, I teach you today, even you. (Proverbs 22:19) “Even you.” Such a strange, unexpected occurrence of that phrase, except I welcome it because it could apply to any of us for various … Continue reading
Birthday girl
This is a special day for me. On this day, God brought into existence a woman to be my wife. I knew it the first time I met her. She completed me – like we had been together before time. … Continue reading
Against the flow
“When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.” Not necessarily. I got this from one of those joke pages flying around the Internet. Actually, having everything coming at you may not necessarily mean you’re in the wrong … Continue reading
Being saved
In 2 Corinthians 2:15, Paul writes: “For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing…” In two simple phrases, he arranges all of living humanity into only two camps. … Continue reading
‘It’s a shindig’
We live next door to a young Jewish family with two girls and a boy under 10-years-old. The wife has relatives in Israel that she visits every year. I often hear her speaking Hebrew over the phone or with guests. … Continue reading
‘Honk if you love cheeses’
Have you seen the new version of this bumper sticker? “Honk if you love Jesus; text if you want to meet him”? I like it better than the first one. Actually, we can learn something about our role as Christians … Continue reading
Always on
Do you ever feel like you’re just muddling through life? People ask how you’re doing and you say, “Oh, I’m hanging in there … just barely.” Then I remember Christ praying to the Father: “As you sent me into the … Continue reading
John Fischer The Catch 