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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

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December the 24th

It’s Christmas Eve. In spite of so many Christmas songs that celebrate how this is the “most wonderful time of the year,” it is, for many people in fact, one of the most terrible times of the year. Good feelings … Continue reading

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Why are so many Christians so Cruel?

by David French Opinion Columnist: The New York Times I am republishing this article as a Catch because I believe we all should read it and take it to heart. If I were to re-title this article, I would name it … Continue reading

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Wild and Sweet

I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play,  And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, goodwill to men!      – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow What unexpected words to use for the Christmas … Continue reading

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On a cold winter’s night

It was three o’clock in the morning and a bitter, January wind was blowing hard off a frozen Lake Michigan. No one should have been out at this time in this weather, but I was. I was bundled up against … Continue reading

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First to the Stable

In the town of Bethlehem A king and ruler, child was born Not too many people noticed Just some shepherds on their farm Plus a few hundred thousand angels Breaking the heavens with their song And the rocks and the … Continue reading

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What the heart knows

As the saying goes, There is a method to our madness. We skipped over Catches last week because we have been working on a subject neither of us have dealt with before. We hope it will be worth the wait … Continue reading

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Around your table

I wanted something to talk on for Thanksgiving and ran into the following verses when I was looking for the one verse about giving thanks, “for this is the will of God for you.” I saw the other verses leading … Continue reading

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Under penalty of death

If I warn the wicked, saying, ‘You are under the penalty of death,’ but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible for their deaths. Ezekiel 3:18 It’s a given, … Continue reading

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Why the Jesus Movement must live on through us

There was a time, not so long ago, when a generation on the edge of disillusionment and despair encountered a spark that ignited their hearts and set them ablaze for Christ. Those of us who lived through or were influenced … Continue reading

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