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Professional Christians

When I first met my wife, Marti, she was not a professional Christian. She didn’t know one Bible translation from another, and it didn’t matter. She could open any Bible to any place and find something meaningful for herself and … Continue reading

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The reluctant messenger

“Surrender your crown on this blood-stained ground; take off your mask” is one of the most powerful lines Dylan has ever written. And I won’t argue with the fact that, now that the mask is off, the naked man underneath … Continue reading

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Dylan — What Happened?

Marti and I have been enjoying a book given to me by our good friend Dave titled Dylan — What Happened?. The author is Paul Williams, late rock and roll journalist who created Crawdaddy!, the first national US magazine of … Continue reading

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When there’s reasonable doubt

One of our readers has written about her husband’s non-believing perspective when asked about his perception of Christians. Part of his response includes: We (Christians) are naïve; we have a need to believe… We have submitted to mass hypnotism, not … Continue reading

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‘How was the cioppino?’

Some might say Marti’s DNA is all about relationships. But working together in pairs and groups is a part of all of our DNA. Relationships provide the support we need to thrive. They are always based on the connections that hold … Continue reading

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Spiritually open non-Christians

George Barna’s research group recently did a study on “Spiritually Open Non-Christians.” Why is this important?  Because people come to a religious discussion currently with lots of preconceived ideas about Christianity and Christians. With non-Christians, one mustn’t be naive and … Continue reading

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Not done yet

The first 25 years of my Christian life I thought my great message to the world was supposed to be how bad I was before I became a Christian compared to how good I am now. This was kind of … Continue reading

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No ‘end of discussion’

I know a story about a Christian who was being harassed by an atheist for her beliefs. After the atheist gave some compelling reasons for his disbelief in God, the Christian replied, “Good, we’re both believers then.” The atheist, quite … Continue reading

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‘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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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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