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A black man’s burden
John wants us to keep him on our prayer list for work until he tells us to take him off. “Last time out of work was 3 years. I don’t see it being any better this time around. In fact, … Continue reading
Living in a meaner, tougher nation
Where is George Herbert Walker Bush when we need him? If we ever needed that “kinder, gentler nation” he talked about, it’s now. But it seems so distant, doesn’t it? Isn’t that soft? Isn’t that weak to be kind and … Continue reading
A cold and very broken Hallelujah
But it’s not a cry that you hear tonight It’s not some pilgrim who claims to have seen the light It’s a cold and a very broken Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen died last night at his home in … Continue reading
The art of divine sparrow-watching
I sing because I’m happy; I sing because I’m free; His eye is on the sparrow And I know He watches me. – Civilla D. Martin Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will … Continue reading
Moving on up (to the high road)
When I wrote yesterday that the future of America would depend on how people lose, I was not thinking that might have to apply to me! I just assumed the loser was going to be the other guy. Surprise! So … Continue reading
The future of America will depend on how people lose today
Marti’s phone is trying to wake her up this morning with a song she has programmed as her alarm: “I’ve got a feeling/That tonight’s gonna be a good night/Tonight’s gonna be a good, good night…” I immediately reflect on the … Continue reading
How to win and lose gracefully
I still can’t stop thinking about that World Series. It was surely one of the best in memory. Hard fought, civil and respectful — unlike that other battle that’s been going on that has its seventh game tomorrow.
What the Cubbies lost when they won
Oh, somewhere in the favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey … Continue reading
Christians and cultural ambiguity
Yesterday’s Catch apparently created a number of favorable tweets. My wife, Marti, thought it contained one of my best sentences ever in, “And even if [government] could get people to behave like Christians, without a relationship with Jesus Christ, they, … Continue reading
C.S. Lewis on Christianity and politics
In a recent article in The New York Times about the political views of C.S. Lewis, Peter Wehner writes, For those of us who believe in the truth of Christianity and still believe in the good of politics, the last … Continue reading
John Fischer The Catch 