Tag Archives: witnessing

Letting people into your heart

The new covenant just keeps getting newer. It happens whenever you teach and reteach a passage of scripture: you see something new each time, regardless of how many times you’ve gone through it. This time through what we call the … Continue reading

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Being saved

In 2 Corinthians 2:15, Paul writes: “For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing…” In two simple phrases, he arranges all of living humanity into only two camps. … Continue reading

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‘Honk if you love cheeses’

Have you seen the new version of this bumper sticker? “Honk if you love Jesus; text if you want to meet him”? I like it better than the first one. Actually, we can learn something about our role as Christians … Continue reading

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Chandler’s Catch

Chandler speared his first fish last night. He got a spear pole and goggles for his pre-birthday (the real thing is on Monday) and has been living this moment in his mind for weeks. So when he brought it home, … Continue reading

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The art of conversation

Well it’s about time to visit my favorite movie again. It’s a movie that captures the evangelical background I grew up in so well that I cringe to watch it. I always feel like someone’s been going through my underwear … Continue reading

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Wanted: More caffeinated Christians

Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia have released a recent study showing that caffeine makes people more open to logical argument, even when it runs counter to their previously held opinions. The caffeine group, across the board, tested … Continue reading

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Late arrival

Sorry about the late arrival of the Catch today, but you are glad you didn’t get the first version. I was about to send it out when I thought it might be good to run it by Marti. (If ever … Continue reading

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Every face has a story

As a career Christian, there was an important aspect to the Christian life that was always a big part of our faith — at least, it was supposed to be. Most of us, however, experienced a good deal of guilt … Continue reading

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I know who you are

Today’s Catch comes by way of a story sent in by one of our members as told by an ER nurse. It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed … Continue reading

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Soul on ice

I’ll always remember Chandler’s first fish. He was barely Kindergarten age and we had ended up with an empty campsite all to ourselves — an all-around great experience that included catching his first fish. It was a nice fat rainbow … Continue reading

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