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Tag Archives: relationships
Are your thoughts up to date?
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I must say, I am thrilled at the responses we have gotten to yesterday’s Catch about older people going downward in age and outward in relationships as opposed to the … Continue reading
Down and out in your town
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I know there are older people who might like me, and me them, but generally speaking, it appears older people naturally go up in age and inward in focus. I … Continue reading
Posted in Millennials, relationships, Worldview
Tagged Christian worldview, Millennials, relationships
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‘Take A Chance On Me’
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I think John is a pioneer. I know Marti is. Are there others? Are there older, wiser people out there who are willing to invest in me, believe in me, … Continue reading
Posted in diversity, Millennials, relationships
Tagged diversity, Millennials, relationships
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Simply the Best
“I am tired of people criticizing my generation,” wrote a Millennial in our recent questionnaire. “Why can’t people just listen — and then call out the best in me? Even if they are considered an elder, I want a friend. … Continue reading
Traveling on
There’s no two ways about it: Death sucks. And death has visited our Catch community at least twice in the last few weeks. Priscilla, our longtime MemberPartner from Rochester, New York, just recently moved into a new home, and before … Continue reading
Happy Anniversary; Take Three
There have been times I have cursed my mentor, Ron Ritchie, for convincing Marti and me to set our wedding date in early January. After spending a good part of the previous year waiting for certain obstacles to the forward … Continue reading
The relationship is more important than being right
Correction: I have something to correct about my Catch yesterday, though this does not change the central point; I just shot from the hip and overstated something, and that would be this statement: “I honestly don’t think Jesus cares what … Continue reading
Posted in grace turned outward, relationships, Worldview
Tagged Christian worldview, grace turned outward, relationships
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Murder on the internet
I am preparing for Os Guinness to be our guest again on BlogTalkRadio in a few weeks by reading his newest book, The Magna Carta of Humanity: Sinai’s Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom. It’s a fascinating study of … Continue reading