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Let God do the sorting
About a million years ago, Carole, one of our long-time Catch members with a very active sense of humor, sent me the following comment that I just managed to dig up (which makes this whole thing go back at least … Continue reading
LIFE SHORT / CALL NOW
“Life Short Call Now” is a song by Bruce Cockburn. It’s also a pretty good idea. Years ago we talked about this — about calling someone you love just to call. No favor. No agenda. Just a call. Because you … Continue reading
Keep what you can’t keep
What’s the use of trading A law you can never keep For one you can But cannot get you anything? Do you understand the riddle above, because that’s what it is: a riddle. Can you solve it? It’s about … Continue reading
Stuck on God’s love
My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine Softer than a sigh My love is deeper than the deepest ocean Wider than the sky My love is brighter than the brightest star That shines every night above And there is … Continue reading
The overwhelming power of Grace Turned Outward
The gift turned inward, unable to be given, becomes a heavy burden, even sometimes a kind of poison. It is as though the flow of life were backed up. May Sarton* I want to thank Joe for sending in the … Continue reading
Pieces on the ground
Today, I’m going to take apart the lyrics of one of my songs, line by line. I’m going to do that because this song has a vital message that is more relevant today than when I wrote it 20 years … Continue reading
Living a GTO life
There is a graceful way to live. It’s what we are seeking here at the Catch — to turn everything we do into an act of grace. The world is desperately in need of grace. We should be the caregivers … Continue reading
What healthcare is all about
I’m learning a lot about healthcare these days — no, not the healthcare insurance everyone’s fighting over — this is actually about the process of caring for someone’s health. I have stepped in numerous times while the one who was … Continue reading
Date Night
In the last two days, I have experienced, twice, the benefits of my wife’s good advice. Wednesday night we discovered what it’s like to send the old man out the back door in order to welcome the new one in … Continue reading
Out the back door; in the front
Last night I walked out the back door of my house and came in the front door a different man, thanks to the generosity and faith of my wife and Grace Turned Outward. Here at the Catch, we talk a … Continue reading
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