Tag Archives: relationships

‘Relationships, relationships, relationships’

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) In the real estate world it’s known as “location, location, location.” Where a property is located determines its value more than anything else. In the church and in all types … Continue reading

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Honoring women

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Ruth, Rahab, Deborah, Jael, Esther, Abigail … We have a tendency to think of these women of the Bible as exceptions to the rule. They are not. Many of you … Continue reading

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What you think about what someone else thinks

(Click here for a video of John reading today’s Catch.) Chandler is all over aliens, meteorites, and UFO sightings, so you can understand how some of the sites we passed while driving through Arizona, Colorado and especially New Mexico might … Continue reading

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Love for no reason

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) For the life of our marriage, quite consistently, my wife has loved me for no reason.  Now in case you’re wondering, that’s a good thing — a very good thing, … Continue reading

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The Voice of Dodger Stadium

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) With the All Star game set for tonight in Dodger Stadium, it seemed fitting to go back to a Catch I wrote in 2016 in honor of Vin Scully’s last … Continue reading

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Six things to remember about coming alongside

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I am normally not a fan of ten steps to this or five steps to do that, but I recently came up with these six things to remember about being … Continue reading

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Are your thoughts up to date?

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I must say, I am thrilled at the responses we have gotten to yesterday’s Catch about older people going downward in age and outward in relationships as opposed to the … Continue reading

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Down and out in your town

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I know there are older people who might like me, and me them, but generally speaking, it appears older people naturally go up in age and inward in focus. I … Continue reading

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‘Take A Chance On Me’

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I think John is a pioneer. I know Marti is. Are there others? Are there older, wiser people out there who are willing to invest in me, believe in me, … Continue reading

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Simply the Best

“I am tired of people criticizing my generation,” wrote a Millennial in our recent questionnaire. “Why can’t people just listen — and then call out the best in me? Even if they are considered an elder, I want a friend. … Continue reading

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