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So after some discussion of questions and answers (one of my favorite topics) we are left with one big question: Are we willing to live with our needs showing? Does Christ’s sufficiency heal the wound, fill up the hole, answer … Continue reading →

In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. What did this man learn from his life – from the pain and suffering, the wise and unwise counsel, from all the unanswered questions – 288 of … Continue reading →

If a generation that started with questions and ended up with Jesus tried to start the next generation off with Jesus, wouldn’t that generation eventually have to go back to asking questions – the very ones it already has the … Continue reading →

We need not be in such a hurry to race to the answer. We need to allow some time on this side of it – to feel not the abrupt silence after the answer but the pregnant one before. To … Continue reading →

Jesus never closes a mind: he opens it. Jesus is never threatened by a question: he welcomes it. He knows all questions will ultimately end up with him, so fire away! Jesus is the answer, and when he walks through … Continue reading →

In some cases we learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself. — Dallben, from The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander Is the Bible a … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s Catch began with a quote from the writings of Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel, and one sentence in particular deserves a closer look: “Every question possessed a power that did not lie in the answer.” How is it that the … Continue reading →

“Why do you weep when you pray?” he asked me, as though he had known me a long time. “I don’t know why,” I answered, greatly disturbed. The question had never entered my head. I wept because – because of … Continue reading →

There’s no way around it – Jesus was ambiguous. He always seemed to send people away scratching their heads – even his disciples. He was not a man with easy answers. He never gave a three-point message. His sermons don’t … Continue reading →

“Do you want to get well? – surely one of the most important questions Jesus ever asked anyone. The answer is not as obvious as it may seem. Even the man to whom it was addressed didn’t give a direct … Continue reading →