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Naughty and nice

He’s making a list And checking it twice; Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice This Christmastime I see it popping up like the new Christmas handle. “Naughty and nice” suddenly seems to be everywhere… in ads, on cookies and … Continue reading

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God with us

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) This is Christmas. This is … Continue reading

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Participating in a mystery

Reconciliation is the central theme of God’s history in dealing with the human race. The short of it is: God created human beings in His image and birthed them into a harmonious world. For reasons we can only speculate, He … Continue reading

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Reading the fine print

Tonight’s teleconference study is all about what I call the fine print of the Christian life: But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are … Continue reading

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Who to thank

One of the women at the Isaiah House wanted to know who to thank for her gift. Hers included a card and a note from one of you and she wanted to write back. Unfortunately we have no way of … Continue reading

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It’s all in the reflection

There is nothing quite like the experience of being Santa to 80 displaced women who will most likely not have a Christmas this year other than the one we brought them last week. Their eyes sparkle and dance, and for … Continue reading

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Making merry like Christmas

Today’s Catch is a little longer than usual so we hope you will enjoy it. As a basis for this story, Marti has borrowed from her favorite Christmas story about an elf named Torten. In the story, Torten takes it … Continue reading

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Isaiah House blessing

Somebody wanted to know why Marti goes all out for her one-night-a-month responsibility to provide dinner for 60 women at Isaiah House. If I could answer that question, then I would know why my wife is the way she is. … Continue reading

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You can’t outrun forgiveness

If you had been somehow able to view from outside the bathroom window, the conversation I just had with my wife, (why is it that all meaningful conversations in my house happen in the bathroom or the kitchen?) you would … Continue reading

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Misjudged judgment

Our thoughts come today by way of a confession from one of our readers. Pam writes: I was in the waiting room of a lab to have blood drawn for an exam. An overweight woman came in a bit unkempt wearing a … Continue reading

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