Tag Archives: relationships

People matter

We started off this week being reminded that God wants us to get along in the world surrounded by people we know, not labels and categories. The issue is not abortion as much as it is Alison. The issue is … Continue reading

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Personalizing life

I’m going to simplify your life today: Life is full of people we know. I’m going to announce that the new word for Christian is Tim. And in similar manner: The new word for single mom is Barbara. The new … Continue reading

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Serving up sports

On Christmas day there was an article on the front page of the Sports section of the Times about a popular coffee shop waitress who loves to talk sports with her customers (“A side of sports talk,” by Bill Plaschke, … Continue reading

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Have you hugged your youth director lately?

Have you hugged your youth director lately? You better. Marti thinks that youth directors should be the highest paid staff position at church. Why is that? Because they can get through to your kid when you can’t. Because they are … Continue reading

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‘The Edsels in my life’

Our Catch today is going to come by way of one of our members, Drew Snider, a pastor from Vancouver, B.C. who founded and helps facilitate a ministry in downtown Vancouver that provides free showers for those on Skid Row. … Continue reading

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Conversation starter

I have a friend who likes to experiment with new ways of beginning a conversation. He’s kind of forced into this because he works with homeless teenagers in the downtown district of Denver where it’s hard to start a conversation … Continue reading

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Being the right person

Here is some more incredible truth today from Marti. Often when Marti writes, she writes around stuff and you learn to mine her writing for the kernels of truth she hides inside. Today, this is the whole kernel. This is … Continue reading

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