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Returning Respect Back to Women – Part Two
How Jesus Treated Women There is plenty of evidence that Jesus treated women with respect. The four gospels that contain the life of Jesus have women in prominent roles spread throughout the stories. They traveled with the disciples. They walked … Continue reading
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Returning Respect Back to Women – Part One Misreadings that Silenced Women
“But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved.” — 1 Corinthians 11:5 “I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a … Continue reading
The surrendered man
Surrender doesn’t mean passivity. Men who let go of control often step into bold, Spirit-led action. Just look at Peter stepping out of the boat (Matthew 14:29-31). The man who surrenders control learns that faith means acting even when the … Continue reading
Avoiding that sinking feeling
But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. Matthew 14:30 It had been Peter’s idea. After choosing common sense over adhering to Jesus’ request to feed a thousand people the day before … Continue reading
Two to remember
Your Vanguard leadership team met as we always do on Thursday morning and our discussion led us to some conclusions that I think are important to share with the whole community today. These are strange and unprecedented times we are … Continue reading
A Call to Failure
A poem by George Matheson and commentary by Dave Roper, both of which embody the heart and purpose behind the 12-Steps.` I had a call to a mission, Signed in my heart and sealed, And I felt my success … Continue reading
12 Steps to Heaven – Heads bowed, hearts wide open
I had a perfectly good draft for the Catch ready. Spent the weekend on it, fine-tuned it, even polished a sentence or two. Then, in a moment of questionable judgment, I shared it with my wife, Marti. This is always … Continue reading
Sinners Anonymous
Step 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics (sinners), and to practice these principles in all our affairs. The world is populated with friends. This is because … Continue reading
Step Seven: The Posture of Grace
Step 7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Forget religion. Forget world religions. Forget atheists in foxholes. Forget what’s fair. This is the key to the 12-step program; everything builds upon this. There are really only two kinds of … Continue reading
Step Three: Giving up the whoopee
Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. It’s all about control. So far I have been in control of my own life and I have already … Continue reading
John Fischer The Catch 