Monthly Archives: August 2017

Playing real good for free

Posted on August 16, 2017 by jwfisch

I slept last night in a good hotel I went shopping today for jewels The wind rushed around in the dirty town And the children let out from the schools I was standing on a noisy corner Waiting for the … Continue reading →

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Expecting the best

Posted on August 14, 2017 by jwfisch

I overheard someone ask a friend of mine if there were any secrets to her 60-plus years of marriage. She replied with two things: Give your partner the benefit of the doubt, and never say “You always…” Both of these … Continue reading →

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Relationship Therapy

Posted on August 11, 2017 by jwfisch

This week I’ve been trying to capture for everyone the unique experience Marti and I had this last weekend meeting over four days with a very daring couple who flew to southern California for the purpose of healing their relationship … Continue reading →

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’Til death do us part

Posted on August 10, 2017 by jwfisch

Trust is the foundation of any relationship. It is built by making and keeping promises. These promises are not the big things we say but all of the little things we do that keep the promises we made. Therefore, making … Continue reading →

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Everybody loves a wedding

Posted on August 9, 2017 by jwfisch

Everybody loves a wedding. You see a bride and a groom or a wedding party filing out of a church or a hotel, or you see a car decorated “Just Married” and you immediately stop what you are doing and … Continue reading →

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Returning to the wife of your youth

Posted on August 7, 2017 by jwfisch

Here is another thing you do. You cover the Lord’s altar with tears, weeping and groaning because He pays no attention to your offerings and doesn’t accept them with pleasure. You cry out, “Why doesn’t the Lord accept my worship?” … Continue reading →

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism and the rise of a new frontier

Posted on August 4, 2017 by jwfisch

In a timely article in the New York Times by Rod Dreher entitled, “Trump Can’t Save American Christianity,” an effective argument is raised that American Christianity is actually not worth saving because it is not true Christianity. It’s not “historical” … Continue reading →

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Making God happy

Posted on August 3, 2017 by jwfisch

I still remember when Chandler was much younger and we witnessed a rainbow, and he blurted out, “I think that means to me God’s happy.” This comment, out of nowhere, was a total delight. Not to mention that he was … Continue reading →

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Too good for God?

Posted on August 2, 2017 by jwfisch

No one is too anything for God. Now, obviously this needs to be explained, but not too much, because I bet you get the gist. The idea would be to put in any obstacle that you think might disqualify you … Continue reading →

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Standing in for the Spirit

Posted on August 1, 2017 by jwfisch

“Tell them I love them.” Here is what the Spirit of God whispers to us all the time when we are speaking to someone: “Tell him I love him.” It could be to a friend recovering from bypass surgery in … Continue reading →

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