<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[John The Catalyst]]></title><description><![CDATA[John The Catalyst]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:08:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Quite Thrilling Moment]]></title><description><![CDATA[While working on final edits to a second edition of "The Christ I Came To Know," the "I Am" seems so guiding me that at times, it's somewhat eery!  Almost as if reinforcing my growing awareness of just how much the scriptures speak to our condition as humans.  And while the text at times overly ascribes to God our often vile mannerisms, still yet they capture a most convincing trajectory toward the incarnate Christ.  Thus the text's inspiration seems undeniable.  In the end we are left...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/a-quite-thrilling-moment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a07418fb8a3199f3432f36</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:26:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_0c88066688b84dd0aa56b972b8e500a3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Well-Intended Judas?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am convinced that Judas' motive was pure in his sight, though later his own repentance and suicide evidenced his confusion.  Judaism nor Christianity has ever accepted such. He was so convinced of Jesus as the long awaited Messiah, he perhaps thought if he could just get him in front of the powers that be, Jesus would show out, fulfilling what the Maccabee revolt two centuries before was unable to accomplish. Yet, God in Christ even called him, Friend.  Jesus knowing that crucifixion was...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/a-well-intended-judas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6999dbb633aebccb4866cc77</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:25:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_6ac1472a8cbf4295aefde3a117fcaea7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Be the "Judge"]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning my thoughts were stirred by my OT read in the Book of Judges, as well as new updates on our negotiations with Iran.  It seems America is somwhere between the risk of nuclear war, if we have misjudged Iran's capacity, and they be unwilling to give on their movement toward advanced nuclear weaponry. Then, the other extreme now offered to these known supporters of international terrorism, the carrot of shared resources. That's a lot of margin for error among those entrusted with our...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/you-be-the-judge</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6998806fd0665d05ef53b353</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:43:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_16fe2236e3e14557b263ba1068de9ac1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_543,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incarnation Over Mimicry]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I mature (get older) my desire for revelation, enlightenment and wisdom expands as well. Now 53 years into my journey with the Christ, I truly desire a legacy that exudes love and empowerment, rather than mere religious mimicry. Even the "Word" which I hear while continuing my long and disciplined morning read of the Biblical "text" seems more promising than ever. "Imputed righteousness" a long held belief of mine, surely means more than mere forgiveness from my sins and shortcomings. ...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/incarnation-over-mimicry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69946f8148e1ffd8ef766841</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:44:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_f68727ba778243faa434c74865899d08~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wired to Win]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning as I was catching up on posts to and from friends, along with my journey through Joshua, I long pondered the beauty of our bodies, and the advancement of our species. Our physical vessels  evidence of divine craftmanship for containment of unique and truly spiritual beings. In Joshua's day, circumcision was precribed as a painful means of reminder of who we are as the people of God.  It seems something had happened to our species, and though circumcision had  health benefits not...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/wired-to-win</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698c70ea208f61f311b9b5c5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:30:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_3b37daeba4444ea0901c67c046811a68~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take Off Your Shoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given the sharp divide which politics has brought within the "camp" of Christianity, there seemed a message here as I read in Joshua this morning. "Joshua ... looked up and saw right in front of him a man standing, holding his drawn sword." "Are you for us or for our enemies?" "NEITHER. I’m commander of God’s army.” Let that sink in...that's where we will find true holy ground! "Joshua fell, face to the ground, and worshiped. He asked, “What orders does my Master have for his servant?” God’s...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/take-off-your-shoes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698b21807d7145cd9e9d9934</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:16:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_353674e768d04f91be799bc14b41133c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perplexed, Though Hopeful, Given Nature's Beauty and God's Promises]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week has been both treacherous and beautiful, my life bountifully blessed by exposure to numerous next gen leaders, all couched in nature's beauty. However, this first Saturday morning of February has required deep reflection, given that the end of this week was quire troubling. As mentioned above, my week was blessed by a full day of local leadership development with some thirty next gen change agents, among numerous well admired peers. Those hours were most inspiring and emboldened my...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/perplexed-though-hopeful-given-nature-s-beauty-and-god-s-promises</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69873f53224842e16d37900a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:29:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_314ad2f29a964e378219e04a939909df~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Not The Text,  Nor Theology Alone, But The Trajectory!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning as I was scrolling through social media, my eyes noticed the post above, I had to respond, as it so spoke to my concerns of late. Given the political divide within the Body of Christ, as well as institutional and generational gaps in understanding of scripture, it would be easy for one to ignore the value of this ancient writ. Interpreted multiple times, and sadly sometimes solely to justify one's personal theological position, I can understand such disregard for scripture. Worse...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/it-s-not-the-text-nor-theology-alone-but-the-trajectory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6981f2c4224842e16d34ad92</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:02:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_02f91f093470429ca999d2af8a15cd6a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Debt Never Quite Repaid]]></title><description><![CDATA[I miss Dad on snowy days like today, would have already called him around 6 a.m. to make sure he was safe, warm and dry.  It'd take a few rings, which I understood, having watched as others called at times while we talked in the living room. He would hurriedly fumble around to retrieve his cell phone from his shirt pocket, anxiously tapping the screen with his index finger, as if tapping it harder made it work better! Then raising the handheld device to his ear, this Silent Gen, WWII, Navy...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/a-debt-never-quite-repaid</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697e275dfbb82e5a6534270a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 16:02:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_50e19304b79641cd9a7544c6f31d66fa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_763,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holding Out For Hope and Renewal]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning my early reading was focused around Deuteronomy, after last evening wrapping up some 15 brief chapters in the manuscript entitled Apologetics  or  Apology . Deuteronomy is basically a restating of the Mosaic law.  My manuscript, an attempt to capture the trajectory that moves from Genesis to Revelation, one quite convincing. Yet at the same time, there seems a constant realignment necessary as we humans tend to convince ourselves that "we've got this".  We then repackage it...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/holding-out-for-hope-and-renewal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697a1c4ec3cb654165651473</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:04:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_270e050464894867aca42e176290c2ae~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflections on the Promises From An Older "Moses"!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning as I move further into Deuteronomy during my annual read, the text, as always, brings thoughts not before considered. That's why some call it the "Living Word." Of course the letters have not changed, nor the Spirit, but with time, we have.  Listen, no one's spiritual life should be static, stuck in the muck of human stuff. Yet, "stuff" does happen and to all of us. It kept Moses from the Promise land, though already God was preparing Joshua (Yeshua), in order to carry forward...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/reflections-on-the-promises-from-an-older-moses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6978a1bc77090e21d71ac67b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:49:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_e9ce59b8dbe04edba40ab5af7990959d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Theological Accommodation of Time and Transition]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'll warn you up from, this Saturday read is lengthy, more like an epistle than some brief blog post. This morning as I journeyed deeper into the Torah, the Law of God as captured in the Pentateuch, mid-Numbers in my annual read, the timing is staggering,  given the real time transistions in my own life. I am composing one blog at a time, what may be the last of my writings, all seemingly progressive and prophetic since "Repo, The  Church  in  Foreclosure ".  This upcoming book, the sixth,...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/the-theological-accommodation-of-time-and-transition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6974bdd5e389f5384b70ee7e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:52:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_ec9784ff6c764affa86692beab0cf78f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gradually Then Suddenly]]></title><description><![CDATA[That's Mark Batterson's newest book title, which my wife just finished, then highly recommending that I read it as well. Not far into the book is a chapter entitled Sixteen Miles Upstream in which he backfills the stories of men like Gerorge Washington Carver and those whom Carver influenced.   Then, he mentions names far less familiar, those influencing Carver.  Likely it seems, without one of those influencers, he would have gone into Art vs. Agriculture.  Batterson then further emphasizes...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/gradually-then-suddenly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697391c84c5d7ca6b9bae46d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_ac7c8b0eb574414a9168cd871e56a29c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_757,h_758,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seems audacious that this old boy could still dream of impacting cities. There goes my Note 10, acting up again, capping my words, unless it's God highlighting key points? City impactfulness has always been my dream since 1978, after standing in the front yard of our first home in Lexington, NC, breathing a brief prayer of inquiry. I had come to Christ in 1973 after several years of deep trauma, determined this time to do "life" right, following the rules of my religion. I had begun a daily...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/legacy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696f7983ee73dbf75cdf6873</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:16:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f51558_22fdc9b5e58c42798a2221068ddbc720~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_982,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One More Stunning Sabbath Morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[I always look forward to Sundays as this day provides a moniker of respite to my mind and body.  Worship should always deliver such, and it now seems my spirit anticipates each Sabbath. This morning has however seemed uniquely Both/And, ever since I first opened the scriptures. Reading through Numbers, particularly Chapter 7 where the tribal offerings are prescribed, repetition rules.  Identical passages may even cause the reader to ask why such necessity.  If you have been reading my blog of...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/one-more-stunning-sabbath-morning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696ccdd0322ac077fef7fc2c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:52:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_4480340db46440a08483842aaadcc791~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perspective, Life Seasons &#38; Cell Phone Screens]]></title><description><![CDATA[The word, "Seasons" came to mind this morning as I read in the Book of Numbers, 30-50 year-olds therein defined as the most suitable range of ages for critical assignments. Uhhhmm? Then as I began capturing my thoughts, I realized that even my aging cell phone now struggles.  Her screen holds a hairline crack and now requires the occasional restart.   Then too often also the need to delete letters or symbols uninvited by my keyboard, "ghosting" my screen.  Even at times capitalizing entire...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/perspective-life-seasons-cell-phone-screens</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696b6ad118c1bd2ea0a7e05e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:29:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_362e9026ccea4102863b1884f5609108~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covenant, Creation &#38; the Unveiling of Grace]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am now coming to the realization (at least in my mind) that everything that occurs on this globe provides insight into the nature of the Father.  The gift of scripture, now even more convincing as I mature. We are in good hands, even in this crazy, politicized, war prone, digital age! Providential and prophetic ideation is ongoing, even delivered through those who struggle with religion (I too am one) when open to new thoughts!   AI now seems a part of all that!  Nothing is new, just...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/covenant-creation-the-unveiling-of-grace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69664cae0ef3e0e1c07aaacd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:37:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_af3e75d8e9f0448586950ad96bb2af0a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seniorville]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now for seven decades while traveling life's highway, I recall often seeing mile markers and the occasional sign indicating that the town of Seniorville was just down the road.  Its one exit prior to a town named, Departure. I've never been to Departure, though at times nearby, with several temporary visits to Seniorville.  You see, we would occasionally visit among her citizens, in fact, monthly in my early years. It seemed the right thing to do! So, a small group of the saints from our home...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/seniorville</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6964e317e6e689b3de4b074d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:20:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Personal Progression, One Both Purposeful and Providential.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not attempting alliteration for alliteration's sake alone, it's just that this God that presides within me, yet fully inhabits the billions of galaxies is becoming so personal in the season of my life. All my seasons now seem purposeful, and definitely progressive! Perhaps personal preparation for this extremely intense digital shift we are now experiencing?   One that wows me each morning, maximizing our access to knowledge.  Spiritual stability becomes more important than ever given...]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/a-personal-progression-one-both-purposeful-and-providential</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696390d741b846e43e83d311</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:59:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c37d2f_6d7ba90441614b8f9e95d45f9f9eef3d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_643,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acquiescence]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can hardly add to what this author writes!  Taken from John O'Donohue's, To Bless the Space Between Us:]]></description><link>https://www.johnthecatalyst.com/post/acquiescence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69623721768b848d270ec3b1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/469d9a_f9340a906e8742efaf71c603797bb982~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Bost</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>