Author Archives: jwfisch

What to do?

Posted on August 5, 2019 by jwfisch

Have you noticed how easy it is to grow numb over shootings and mayhem and death? What’s going on right now defies rational thought. You open your newspaper and find articles about two mass shootings inside of 24 hours where … Continue reading →

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Students forever at the feet of Jesus

Posted on August 2, 2019 by jwfisch

Yesterday we established the fact that Jesus has put us all in the discipleship and disciple-making business, and that part of understanding what that means is to realize we are all students of Christ. A disciple is a student, and … Continue reading →

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Students of Christ

Posted on August 1, 2019 by jwfisch

And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and … Continue reading →

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Beggar’s banquet

Posted on July 31, 2019 by jwfisch

Yesterday I tried to capture what it looks like to be a Grace Turned Outward Christian. It’s hard to nail down because what makes someone a Grace Turned Outward Christian might not be apparent on the surface. You have to … Continue reading →

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Why Grace Turned Outward is so important

Posted on July 30, 2019 by jwfisch

Once, you Gentiles [all non-Jews] were rebels against God, but when the people of Israel rebelled against him, God was merciful to you instead. Now they are the rebels, and God’s mercy has come to you so that they, too, will … Continue reading →

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Everyone, everywhere

Posted on July 29, 2019 by jwfisch

The vision of the Catch Ministry is: To introduce the Gospel of Welcome — Grace Turned Outward — to everyone, everywhere. “Everyone, everywhere” is not just an overstatement for a whole lot of people, nor is it a way of … Continue reading →

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Less agreement; more love

Posted on July 26, 2019 by jwfisch

Too much agreement kills a chat.  – Eldridge Cleaver The worst thing about American political parties is that there are only two of them. To be sure, there are additional parties, but these are too small to make much of … Continue reading →

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Caught in the act of fixing something

Posted on July 25, 2019 by jwfisch

  My wife, Marti, doesn’t believe I ever fix anything around the house, so much so that when she caught me tightening the loose screws on the back door latch last night, she had to run and get the camera … Continue reading →

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Countercultural faith

Posted on July 24, 2019 by jwfisch

One of the greatest injustices we do to our young people is to ask them to be conservative. Christianity is not conservative, but revolutionary.  – Francis Schaeffer You have been strategically placed right where you are for one reason: to … Continue reading →

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Wisdom from the first President

Posted on July 23, 2019 by jwfisch

Excessive attachment to political parties agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one party against another, and opens the door to foreign influence and corruption. – George Washington Where is George when we need … Continue reading →

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