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Tag Archives: vulnerability
Love and need
Please give me a drink. John 4:7 I am thirsty. John 19:28 We worship a God who became a vulnerable human being. Superman had his kryptonite. Samson lost his hair. Jack Frost relinquished his wintry powers to become the town … Continue reading
Revisiting Gideon: Coming out of hiding
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) There’s no doubt about it, Gideon was hiding. When God found him and called him out to free his people from their enemies, he was hiding in a winepress where … Continue reading
Walking in the liberating truth
But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light. (Ephesians 5:13) People are becoming more and more invisible. Advances in the access and use of the Internet are most likely … Continue reading
Living with confrontation
I need to build a bridge to my son. He’s over there somewhere; I’m over here somewhere, and there is a wall between us. I built the wall, brick by brick, by avoidance. I’m the one who can remove it … Continue reading
Out of my shell
Be vulnerable. Be open-minded Look for what you have in common. Empathize. Cross over. Be willing to admit you were wrong. Be more eager to listen than to talk. Yesterday’s Catch was about building bridges. It listed 7 different things … Continue reading
If I can’t see you, you can still see me
Where I once was afraid to open up my eyes Now this wide angle has turned my fear into surprise From “Wide Angle” by John Fischer I can’t wait to see your videos. “It is nothing short of a miracle … Continue reading
Reflections on the Baby Jesus
The birth of anything is miraculous, but the birth of a human being is exceptionally so, not just because of the wonder of a whole person packed into an infant, but because of what it will become. I’ve done it … Continue reading
Lose the veil
6. Are ready to have God remove all these defects of attitude and character. The most important part of this step is that God gets involved. We cannot do this on our own. Just as a Pharisee can’t be righteous … Continue reading
Catching candles
Finally, there is the Call of the Catch. As with any community, the Catch weathers its storms through our selfless interest in one another, resulting in a feeling that it is good to be a human being.
Instant transparency
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. (James 5:16) As more and more prayer requests come in, you, our Catch community, become more and more real. That may be … Continue reading
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