Tag Archives: new covenant

Well, I suppose most of you are going to want to know how Christopher’s 35th pirate-theme birthday party went. It went well, but it went well sans treasure hunt. We weren’t thinking. We should have known that treasure hunts work … Continue reading →

Ten per cent of the Christian life is showing up; the other ninety per cent is what God accomplishes in and through us when we do. It’s just that our ten per cent can seem like ninety to me when … Continue reading →

It was said a number of times during the excellent PBS two-part series on John F. Kennedy, whose assassination took place 50 years ago this month, that he led with the Great Man theory. That is: it takes greatness to … Continue reading →

This is not what you hear everyday. It is so refreshing.  -Daniel It was great to have so many of you responding to my request to weigh in on weakness, so at the conclusion of this week I’m going to … Continue reading →

It’s the morning after. Masks are down. Costumes on the floor. Decorations will come down later today and be packed away in the “Halloween” box for another year. The only inclinations of what went on last night are the candy … Continue reading →

All Hallow’s Eve, a day originally set aside to honor the dead martyrs, is now a day when masquerading is the norm. The buzz among the kids is, “What are you going to be on Halloween” — the key element … Continue reading →

[Thanks to my friend, David, expert on finding Christ in culture, for this little piece if information.] During U2’s Elevation Tour, Bono quoted from Peterson’s Bible paraphrase, The Message, during the opening moments of “Where the Streets Have No Name:” … Continue reading →

I’m going to unabashedly use my Catch this morning to urge you to hear the most important biblical message most Christians don’t know about. If you’ve read the Catch for a while, you’ve heard pieces of it, but until you’ve … Continue reading →