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Author Archives: jwfisch
Turning Much Into More
Again, [the kingdom of heaven] will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one … Continue reading
‘Brother’s Keeper’
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will … Continue reading
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Love Poverty
“The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.” – Mother Teresa Homelessness may be closer than we think. Not so much that … Continue reading
‘Can We Go Around Again?’
I was reminded recently of a story I used to tell about a man who was the last to share in his prayer group. They were going around in a circle, giving their personal requests for prayer when they came … Continue reading
The Advocate
My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin… (1 John 2:1) This first sentence of the next chapter of 1 John appears to contradict the statements he … Continue reading
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Whatever Happened to Sin?
Before we move on from 1 John 1, there are a couple more important observations we need to make about this chapter. I know of nowhere else in the Bible where you find statements like, “If we claim we have … Continue reading
Walking Towards the Light
5 This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. 6 So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in … Continue reading
Sharing Joy
We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life … Continue reading
Us
When will we ever be able to get on with getting along? Why have we not been able to put up with each other’s differences? Who ever said being all the same was a virtue? The virtue is getting along … Continue reading
Show Jim Crow the Door
After noticing a Doonesbury cartoon this weekend featuring “Jimmy Crow,” Marti and I realized we didn’t really know that much about Jim Crow and ended up doing some important research about the history of slavery and racism in this country.
