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Learning what the gospel miracle means

Step 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we will try to carry this message to others who think that Christians are better than everyone else. And what message is that? The message that we … Continue reading

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The gospel according to fairy tales

So, Marti wrote a fairy tale in anticipation of the birth of our first grandchild, and we are talking about it in the Catch this week. And just what do fairy tales have to do with truth and the lives … Continue reading

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Young servant girl helps cure enemy commander

There is an interesting story told in the Second book of Kings (Chapter 5) about a young Jewish girl who was taken captive by the commander of the army of the king of Aram, a neighboring country and potential enemy … Continue reading

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The Gospel According to You

We’ve got so many of these — the Gospel According to Peanuts, The Simpsons, Biff, Mary Magdalene, and of course, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. But of all of them, aside from the actual Gospels in the scriptures, the greatest … Continue reading

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Making room for the gospel

Mark wrote me the following after yesterday’s Catch: I was on my way to lunch and was following an SUV with lettering across the back: “Jesus is my friend, He died for me.” My immediate reaction was: Would I put … Continue reading

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No religion

I read a section in the Old Testament book of Leviticus this morning that I can’t get out of my mind. A lot of people have problems with Christianity because they have problems with religion. What many fail to understand … Continue reading

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Only two more days

Spring training for the 2015 major league baseball season begins in two days. Marti can’t wait. She asks me every day if baseball has started yet and I have to say, “Not yet, honey. Only two more days, though.” I’m … Continue reading

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God’s Valentine

JESUS CHRIST IS GOD’S VALENTINE TO THE WORLD REAL LOVE   Real love isn’t our love for God, but His love for us  (1 John 4:10) HUG    God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself (2 Corinthians 5:19) UR FORGIVEN   … Continue reading

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The gospel according to you

The Gospel According to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. They are the four different accounts of the life of Jesus. Why do we have four accounts and not just one, especially when they sometimes don’t agree? Actually, this is something … Continue reading

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A soldier of another kind falls

Jesus is the answer for the world today Above Him there’s no other, Jesus is the way    -Andrae Crouch Out of the ashes of the Civil Rights struggle of the 1960s and the Vietnam conflict of the same era came … Continue reading

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