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How to step into someone’s life rather than around it
I have a friend who likes to experiment with new ways of beginning a conversation. He’s kind of forced into this because he works with homeless teenagers in the downtown district of a large city where it’s hard to start … Continue reading
The rest of the gospel
For the better part of fifty years now, we’ve been preaching half a gospel. Not that anything we’ve been saying is wrong, it’s more about what we’ve been leaving out. To be sure, we’ve started with the fall — with … Continue reading
The Church of the Open Door
Church is home for bad people. Jesus didn’t come for good people; He made that very clear. And yet, why does this always seem like such a radical concept? Like, once we are in church, we are all supposed to … Continue reading
‘Paranoia strikes deep’
In an article this weekend in The New York Times called “The Bad Faith of the White Working Class,” author J.D. Vance pointed out that the politi cization of the church has led to widespread thinking that the main enemies … Continue reading
There never was a moral majority
I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave … Continue reading
“Why doesn’t God do something?”
Today I want to draw your attention to a conversation between Robinson Crusoe and his man Friday: “Well,” says Friday, “you say God is so strong, so great: has he not as much strong, as much might as the devil?” … Continue reading
Under the kitchen sink
I have found out something true about human nature while under the kitchen sink. Like most Americans, we have two small wastebaskets under our kitchen sink — one for recycled waste and the other for regular trash and garbage. Because … Continue reading
How much does God believe in you?
How much does God believe in you? An awful lot. We talk a lot about believing in God, and we should, because succeeding in life comes down to what we believe. Our salvation depends on believing, our sanctification (the process … Continue reading
We’re not done with Father’s Day
I sent out a personal Father’s Day text yesterday to a number of fathers on my contact list and received a pretty incredible response from most of them. There were a few “awesome”s and a couple “made me day”s. I … Continue reading
‘Nice try, Dad.’
Well there are two sides to fatherhood. Yesterday we talked about the side on which we all share, and that is about having a father. The other side of fatherhood is much scarier; it’s about being one. Fatherhood is something … Continue reading
John Fischer The Catch 