Tag Archives: witnessing

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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The artist

You’ve heard the story of the young kindergartener who, when asked by her teacher what she was going to create for her art project, proudly announced she was going to draw a picture of God. To which the teacher announced, … Continue reading

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A different approach

It’s a game I’ve often played in restaurants, parks and airports — trying to guess who people are and what they’re thinking. A good place to begin if it gets me out of myself and my own thoughts about what … Continue reading

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Slamming the gospel

I received a book recently from John, one of our regular Catch readers and supporters, who happened upon a unique ministry reaching out to street people in an urban setting in downtown Chicago through the vehicle of a poetry slam. … Continue reading

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People need the Lord

I just saw a sign for a 1980s party. Yikes. A ‘60s party I can stomach (saddle shoes, bobby socks and Elvis). I can stretch to accommodate a ‘70s party (hippie beads, bell bottoms and CSN&Y). But an ‘80s party? … Continue reading

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The Gospel of Welcome

As we wind down to the end of another year, it becomes customary to think about the really important things in life and ask ourselves: What are we doing? Are we accomplishing something or are we spinning our wheels? What … Continue reading

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‘Lord, save us from your followers’

Dan Merchant, our guest tonight on BlogTalkRadio (you won’t want to miss this), made a movie. It’s titled: Lord, Save Us From Your Followers, and it’s all about what is good and bad about Christians. The premise is pretty simple. … Continue reading

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Gratuitous faith

In our discussion with actor Erin Bethea last night on Catch Radio, we talked about the gratuitous use of sex, violence and profanity in much of Hollywood filmmaking. The definition of gratuitous is something uncalled for or lacking good reason. … Continue reading

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How to have a good testimony

Well I’m not quite ready to let this “Always Christian” subject go yet when it still appears I am being misunderstood or probably more like it, I am not being clear enough about what I am saying. I’m thankful to … Continue reading

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Loving your non-Christian kids

I woke up this morning with a thought I haven’t had before. I woke up thinking how hard it is for Christian parents to think about their kids as non-Christians. I speak at a lot of Christian colleges to Christian … Continue reading

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