Author Archives: jwfisch

Love your enemies

Posted on February 18, 2020 by jwfisch

Guest writer for the Catch today is Doug Stevens. Doug served many years as Senior Pastor of Hillside Covenant Church in Walnut Creek, California. He was Executive Director of The Renewal Project and The Leadership Connection and has most recently … Continue reading →

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The justice of the Creator to His creatures

Posted on February 17, 2020 by jwfisch

In honor of Presidents’ Day, I thought I would share a quote from one of our greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln, that might speak into the place we find ourselves today in this country. While searching, I found out that the … Continue reading →

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God’s Valentine Candies

Posted on February 14, 2020 by jwfisch

Don’t you love those little heart-shaped candies with the messages stamped on them? That’s truly Valentine’s Day to me. Remember going through them and trying to find the right message for someone special? If God dropped some candies on us, … Continue reading →

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Pass it on

Posted on February 13, 2020 by jwfisch

Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples … and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19-20 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who … Continue reading →

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Forgive quickly

Posted on February 12, 2020 by jwfisch

If you had been somehow able to view from outside the bathroom window, the conversation I once had with my wife, (why is it that all meaningful conversations in my house happen in the bathroom or the kitchen?) you would … Continue reading →

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Laugh uncontrollably

Posted on February 11, 2020 by jwfisch

There’s another saying on the wall of my kitchen; this one simply is “Laugh uncontrollably.” How long has it been since you laughed like this? One man that could elicit uncontrollable laughter is sadly no longer with us. It’s been … Continue reading →

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Nothing to regret

Posted on February 10, 2020 by jwfisch

We have a sign in our kitchen that reads, among other short pieces of advice like “Forgive quickly” — “Never regret anything that made you smile.” I’m going to shorten that to just, “Never regret anything. Period.”

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How Grace Turned Outward gives you a head start with everybody.

Posted on February 7, 2020 by jwfisch

With the country split in half and everyone getting meaner, what an opportunity for grace turned outward! We are offering the anti-thesis to everything brewing in society. Wherever you are, from the mail room to the executive offices, you are … Continue reading →

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‘Cogito ergo sum’

Posted on February 6, 2020 by jwfisch

I ran into Chandler the other day at the Koffee Klatch — the local coffee hangout in town where I often go to write. Only this wasn’t our Chandler; it was another Chandler; actually the only other Chandler I’ve met … Continue reading →

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Overcoming barriers to love

Posted on February 5, 2020 by jwfisch

“I am the bearer of a message packed full of love for people I am afraid to be around.” – John Fischer I chanced upon this sentence of mine reading a review of my latest book, Confessions of a Caffeinated … Continue reading →

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