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Making God happy

I still remember when Chandler was much younger and we witnessed a rainbow, and he blurted out, “I think that means to me God’s happy.” This comment, out of nowhere, was a total delight. Not to mention that he was … Continue reading

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Too good for God?

No one is too anything for God. Now, obviously this needs to be explained, but not too much, because I bet you get the gist. The idea would be to put in any obstacle that you think might disqualify you … Continue reading

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Standing in for the Spirit

“Tell them I love them.” Here is what the Spirit of God whispers to us all the time when we are speaking to someone: “Tell him I love him.” It could be to a friend recovering from bypass surgery in … Continue reading

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I Still Believe

For people like us in places like this We need all the hope that we can get      – James Paul Goodwin and Michael Been As believers who have been rescued from the stereotype, we share a strong sense … Continue reading

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‘End of discussion’ is the last thing we want

I know a story about a Christian who was being harassed by an atheist for her beliefs. After the atheist gave some compelling reasons for his disbelief in God, the Christian replied, “Good, we’re both believers then.” The atheist, quite … Continue reading

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In the lower right-hand corner of you

Meet Ariél. She is a 19-year-old sophomore at a college back east, and it is very important to her that you know she has an accent mark over the “e” in her name. When she told me her name, and … Continue reading

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How to know if you don’t know grace

We talk a lot about Grace Turned Outward here at the Catch, but sometimes I wonder if we really know what we are talking about when we talk about grace. Grace is almost impossible for us to understand or accept … Continue reading

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Can you find the Christians in this picture?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them? Abraham Lincoln  I love this picture. I’m using it again because it’s such a great visual for us as Christians in the world. Can you find the Christians … Continue reading

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Separating the sheep from the goats

Last week we talked about loving everyone and letting God do the sorting. That whole idea of sorting people is a difficult one. Sheep and goats, heaven and hell, and God creating vessels of honor and vessels of dishonor are … Continue reading

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Flaps up

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. (Hebrews 13:2) If every stranger you met were a potential angel, how would you treat strangers? Pretty well, I would guess. We … Continue reading

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