Monthly Archives: June 2019

Dirty life art

Posted on June 13, 2019 by jwfisch

Arnulfo Gonzalez is a Mexican immigrant who lives in Los Angeles. He wants to be an artist. He earned a degree in art from East Los Angeles College and attends drawing classes with his wife whenever he can. But art … Continue reading →

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Where beauty comes from

Posted on June 12, 2019 by jwfisch

I have recently been introduced to a new organization that has chosen beauty along with truth and goodness as one of its core values. I think this is splendid. Beauty has never been an important value in evangelical Christianity, at … Continue reading →

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Beautiful words

Posted on June 11, 2019 by jwfisch

Shari, one of our Catch readers, commented that she is currently in a book club that is reading the book, A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline. It’s a historical novel based on the life and times of … Continue reading →

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Jocelyn’s World

Posted on June 10, 2019 by jwfisch

My son, Christopher took this picture recently with his cell phone on a walk with Jocelyn, our granddaughter. He texted it to us in a group text along with five other pictures and it could have easily gotten lost in … Continue reading →

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Welcome home, Billy Buckner

Posted on June 7, 2019 by jwfisch

  “Bill Buckner passed away early the morning of May 27th surrounded by his family. Bill fought with courage and grit as he did all things in life. Our hearts are broken but we are at peace knowing he is … Continue reading →

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‘Christian’ is a noun — only

Posted on June 6, 2019 by jwfisch

The word “Christian” makes a very bad adjective. In fact, there should be an automatic red flag that pops up in your mind every time you see or hear it, or especially when you try to use it as such. … Continue reading →

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If Jesus is the answer, what was the question?

Posted on June 5, 2019 by jwfisch

Jesus is the answer for the world today Above Him there’s no other, Jesus is the way – Andrae Crouch Two comments from yesterday’s Catch taken together make a Catch of their own. Andrew reminded us that Jesus ultimately has … Continue reading →

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The Book of Questions

Posted on June 4, 2019 by jwfisch

Questions are so much better than answers. If I had a Book of Answers to sell you or a Book of Questions, which one would you be interested in? There was a time when I would have bought the Book … Continue reading →

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God loves a questioning, seeking generation

Posted on June 3, 2019 by jwfisch

Ask [and keep on asking] and it will be given to you, seek [and keep on seeking] and you will find, knock [and keep on knocking] and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 Jesus has issued a … Continue reading →

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