Author Archives: jwfisch

What about “Them” magazine?

Posted on April 3, 2019 by jwfisch

Marti received an “Us” magazine in the mail a couple of days ago. I haven’t talked to her about this yet, but I’m sure it wasn’t something she chose. We’ve gotten caught in a few of those magazine subscription schemes. … Continue reading →

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Like a moth to a flame

Posted on April 2, 2019 by jwfisch

Okay, I want to know how many of you have ever tried to catch a moth with a Dustbuster. Come on … fess up. It’s a dangerous game. Truly. You might not think so, but when you’re standing on the … Continue reading →

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Render unto God

Posted on April 1, 2019 by jwfisch

It’s tax time. Time to render unto Caesar. You know where this comes from. The teachers of the law were trying to trap Jesus and they thought they had the perfect question to do that. So they sent a couple … Continue reading →

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Towards a Spirit-driven life

Posted on March 29, 2019 by jwfisch

Both Andrew and my wife pointed out one small detail I failed to mention in my Catch yesterday where I pointed out that the commands of God had all been reduced to a single simple one with two parts: Love … Continue reading →

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Ten into one

Posted on March 28, 2019 by jwfisch

“Love the Lord your God…”  Deuteronomy 6:1, 6:5, 7:9, 7:12, 10:12, 11:1, 11:13, 11:22, 13:3, 19:9, 23:5, 30:6, 30:16, 30:20 Fourteen times in the book of Deuteronomy we are commanded to love God. It must be important.

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The Churches “R” Us

Posted on March 27, 2019 by jwfisch

What is church? According to our friend Keith Giles, author of Jesus Unveiled: Forsaking Church As We Know It To Experience Ekklesia As God Intended, and our guest last night on our BlogTalkRadio show, an unbiased, unindoctrinated observer of the … Continue reading →

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Play on

Posted on March 26, 2019 by jwfisch

My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine Softer than a sigh My love is deeper than the deepest ocean Wider than the sky My love is brighter than the brightest star That shines every night above And there is … Continue reading →

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‘I want to be part of everything’

Posted on March 25, 2019 by jwfisch

Mike Trout is now the highest-paid player in professional baseball. He is receiving an obscene amount of money — $426 million over 12 years — and yet no one has argued that it’s too much money. That’s because just about … Continue reading →

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Clothed with gladness

Posted on March 22, 2019 by jwfisch

The grasslands of the desert overflow;           the hills are clothed with gladness. The meadows are covered with flocks           and the valleys are mantled with grain;           … Continue reading →

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‘Weep with those who weep’

Posted on March 21, 2019 by jwfisch

We were awakened at two in the morning last night by a phone call from our daughter in Hawaii. By the time we were coherent enough to know what was going on, we had each gotten two calls from her. … Continue reading →

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