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While looking through my library of the pictures I have used for Catches, I couldn’t help but spot three titles that stood out in the list.  They were: empty cross empty sandbox empty tomb in that order. Being a person … Continue reading →

I was so much older then I’m younger than that now – Bob Dylan We often think of spiritual growth as getting spiritually bigger and stronger. That would make sense since it’s the meaning of the word. We even have … Continue reading →

I woke up this morning in a different place. I didn’t move, but the air did. This isn’t the moist, cold air off the ocean; this is the hot, dry air from the desert. Sometime in the night the winds … Continue reading →

What’s in a name? Everything, as well as all you need to know. We’ve discussed categories a good deal here at the Catch and each time we do we come up with the same conclusion: any category is an inadequate … Continue reading →

One of the most common misconceptions about Christians is that they are good people trying to be better. Most people who are not churchgoers are such because they don’t think they are good enough to go. Even most Christians think … Continue reading →

“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful … Continue reading →

Here is something you can know about every human being regardless of faith or religion, even if they say something to the contrary: They are searching for God. How can I be so sure about this? Because we were made … Continue reading →

While at Lancaster Bible College, I have been staying in a guest room in the basement of the college’s Presidential Manse. Built in 1955, it is a house that has had an unusual history, its major claim to fame being … Continue reading →

So I’m in a class at Lancaster Bible College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Christianity and Culture (sound like I’m in my element?) by a professor whose recent book is Getting the Blues: What Blues Music Teaches Us About Suffering and Salvation … Continue reading →

I’m on the road again after a pretty quiet summer, at least travel-wise. I knew I’d be a little rusty about getting everything ready so for once I was ahead of the game until I noticed a message I missed … Continue reading →