Monthly Archives: March 2016

No straight lines from the Bible to politics

Posted on March 4, 2016 by jwfisch

Leave it to politics to bring out the best/worst in us. I’ll never forget the time I intimated casually in one of my CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) magazine columns that Jimmy Carter might have been a better President in terms … Continue reading →

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Who are those evangelicals anyway?

Posted on March 3, 2016 by jwfisch

Some have wondered if it’s worth our time caring about what the general populace is thinking and saying about Christians and Christianity. “That’s not my business,” some would say. “It’s only my business to live my life as a true … Continue reading →

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Leaving a mark instead of being marked

Posted on March 2, 2016 by jwfisch

Is anyone else as tired as I am of seeing report after report from the press about the evangelical vote? We’ve got politicians courting us, pollsters measuring us, and marketers surveying us. Evangelicals have become a very important bloc in … Continue reading →

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Game over; now let’s start living

Posted on March 1, 2016 by jwfisch

Every gambler knows That the secret to surviving Is knowing what to throw away And knowing what to keep ‘Cause every hand’s a winner And every hand’s a loser And the best that you can hope for Is to die … Continue reading →

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