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Doing what God does
Jump in the mess of human lives undressed And sin unconfessed… and see beauty. Look at the sea of misfits and misery And cry ’til you bleed… and see beauty. That’s what God does! That’s what God does! That’s what … Continue reading
No one righteous, no not one
No one really thinks they’re okay. You can pretty much assume everyone is condemned by his or her own conscience. Paul put it this way: “Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law … Continue reading
A very special surprise
Marti decided to write about her son through his new wife. It’s important to contemplate our roles in life when they are appreciated for what they are, and, as it always is with the Spirit, there are most often surprises … Continue reading
Welcome home
I have some really good news for everyone today, but it’s not just good news; it’s preposterously Good News. I found it as I was reading in Isaiah. “I, the Lord, made you, and will not forget to help you. … Continue reading
The sweetest sound
The traffic would not move fast enough. The red lights were longer than I ever remember, and more of them. The normally 25-minute drive to my daughter’s apartment took two hours in my head. I tried the phone three more … Continue reading
While they were sleeping
[I want you to read this lovely piece, written by Marti, as if God had written it about you. Since every parent I know does this, God must have originated it.] Why do I have so many photographs of my … Continue reading
‘May I help you?’
Don’t you find it appalling when people who make a living in service-oriented jobs act as if you are presuming upon them by expecting to receive the services they were hired to render? You walk up to a clerk at … Continue reading
Wrestling with Chandler (and God)
I had a wrestling match with Chandler last night … and won. I had just dealt with him over a lack of respect when I thought of it. We used to wrestle more when he was younger and I had … Continue reading
‘What’s that under your nose?’
I was going over some old Catches this morning and came across one I could have used again. This was an experience I had parenting Chandler six years ago and a lesson I obviously haven’t learned yet because I just … Continue reading
Little brown birds
According to Bill, who wrote us about the birds at his backyard feeder: Heaven is going to be full of little brown birds. “I am avid about backyard birds,” he wrote, “and have spent a lot of time trying to … Continue reading
John Fischer The Catch 