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Tag Archives: grace
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
Solomon’s wisdom: How dumb can you be?
Have you ever wondered how Solomon, after having been given the gift of wisdom by God, could turn out to be so dumb? As a young man, Solomon had been offered the gift of whatever he might choose when it … Continue reading
Halfway to God? I don’t think so.
There is no halfway to love. Love goes all the way. Halfway leaves you dangling on a bridge to nowhere, waiting for the other person to come to you, and that may be something they may not be able or … Continue reading
The radical grace of Jesus
God’s grace is radical. God’s grace is so radical that it doesn’t just change the rules; it does away with the rules entirely. God’s grace creates a fundamental change in the way we relate to God. It rewrites the book … Continue reading
What would Grace do?
Remember the WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) movement? It was certainly full of good intentions. It was a way of remembering that we do not live for ourselves; we live for the one we serve, Jesus Christ. And since we … Continue reading
Live large
“Grandpa, will you come back tomorrow and read me the story again?” Grandpa: “As you wish.” In the last scene of the movie, The Princess Bride, the late Peter Falk has the last laugh. As he’s preparing to leave his … Continue reading
Being bad enough for Grace
Some of the best comments about the national mood in America so far have come from our northern neighbors in Canada. Perhaps that’s because a little distance can give you a certain perspective on things. As an example, Drew, from … 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
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
Growing through our addictions
We are all addicted to any number of things, it’s just that we don’t think of many things as addictions when they really are. For instance, I’m addicted to life as it is. I resist the changes that are necessary … Continue reading
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