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Tag Archives: grace turned outward
IN-N-OUT GIFTS OF GOD
There is a chain of fast food burger stores that began in southern California, and so far has spread to Nevada, Arizona, Utah and Texas, called In-N-Out Burger. They are Chandler’s and my favorite fast food place. The nearest one … Continue reading
God offenders
If I don’t forgive you, who will forgive me? I don’t remember now who said it, but someone wrote me in the last few days since we introduced the delicate and dangerous subject of sex offenders, “Maybe we should just … Continue reading
Registered sinners
What would you say if I told you there was a church in Oregon specifically for registered sex offenders, so much so that they have a special service on Sunday afternoon so they can legally come to a church where … Continue reading
Righteous anger
Meet hate with love. Return good for evil. Leave the anger to the Lord; He will repay. These are the hardest lessons. We often think we have a right to be angry. We call it righteous anger or righteous indignation. … Continue reading
As it should be
Os Guinness pointed out that we were living at the end of 500 years of Western dominance. You don’t have to look far to see signs of this. Three blocks from where I grew up, I can drive for a … Continue reading
Counterfeit Christianity
Christians could never have gotten the reputation for being judgmental and condemnatory if we were all walking in the grace of God. Pam wrote after yesterday’s Catch: Thank you so much. This is something that has been reaching into my heart … Continue reading
Which God?
I think we all know that God is a God of judgment and punishment. It seems that the prevailing attitude of most people who don’t know God is that He is an angry old man just waiting to jump all … Continue reading
Starting checklist for grace turned outward
In a world of totally right and totally wrong—entirely good and entirely evil—we seek bridges from people in the church to people in the marketplace. In a world of blind passions and willful ignorance, we represent a message of acceptance … Continue reading
‘It won’t be long’
Count the years as months Count the months as weeks Count the weeks as days — Any day now — We’ll be going home God put out a call for new music to be born in the 1960s — music … Continue reading
In loving memory
Today’s Catch contains a eulogy to someone we don’t know, but wish we did. She was on the staff of A New Way of Life Re-entry Project in Los Angeles that many of you supported with your gifts on Christmas. … Continue reading
John Fischer The Catch 