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Category Archives: grace
Grace and peace
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans, 1st and 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, 1st and 2nd Timothy, and Philemon, all start out this way. “Grace and peace … Continue reading
Marti weighs in on the dark horse
The Catch Ministry calls us all to be dark horses, which is a call to run from the ordinary – you know, the place … Continue reading
Anna of Arendelle
A funny thing happened to me this time on the way to the Catch. I ran into Princess Anna of Arendelle. Not the animated version from the Disney movie, Frozen, but the real princess — the younger sister of Elsa, … Continue reading
Posted in gospel of welcome, grace, pandemic, parenting
Tagged gospel, pandemic, parenting
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Grace Turned Inward
The gift turned inward, unable to be given, becomes a heavy burden, even sometimes a kind of poison. It is as though the flow of life were backed up. – May Sarton* I want to thank Joe for sending in … Continue reading
A soldier’s cross
Maybe you remember it when this story first came out almost 10 years ago — the photograph of a wooden cross strangely draped with a military dog tag and a purple vestment and crowned with an army helmet. It was … Continue reading
‘ALL HAVE SINNED’
The sign inside the historic Church of the Open Door, once in downtown Los Angeles, is remarkable if you think about how many churches would be willing to put “ALL HAVE SINNED” over the front of their church. Think of … Continue reading
Posted in church, forgiveness, gospel of welcome, grace
Tagged church, gospel of welcome, grace, salvation
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Making God sad?
Jesus loves me, this I know, “… and in the in-between time …” For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong; They are weak but He is strong. Jesus loves me—loves me still, Though I’m very … Continue reading
Posted in forgiveness, God's love, grace, Old/New Covenants, parenting
Tagged forgiveness, God's love, grace, new covenant
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An army of Grace Turned Outward
We’ve been talking a lot about MemberPartners lately. That’s because our MemberPartners are the key to the Catch Ministry. They are the ones who believe in our vision — Introducing the Gospel of Welcome — Grace Turned Outward — to … Continue reading
Posted in giving, God's love, grace, grace turned outward
Tagged grace turned outward, love, mercy
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