Author Archives: jwfisch

Dr. Horton & Edna Voss

Posted on December 12, 2017 by jwfisch

When I first started writing guitar-based music of faith in the late 1960s, there was a lot of opposition from the church. Guitars were from the pit of hell, rock and roll was the devil’s music, even the back beat … Continue reading →

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Who gave you wings?

Posted on December 11, 2017 by jwfisch

In the story, It’s a Wonderful Life, Clarence, the angel, earns his wings by showing George the people his life had touched to enable George to see that, indeed, he did make a difference in the world. I bet we … Continue reading →

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Worried about you

Posted on December 8, 2017 by jwfisch

I spend time with an eighty-something man who is bedridden and not very communicative, at least not until yesterday. Until yesterday, I haven’t even been sure how well his mind is working. I hadn’t had a conversation with him that … Continue reading →

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Christ was born; so what?

Posted on December 6, 2017 by jwfisch

Last night, on our BlogTalkRadio interview I asked Craig McNair Wilson what the world would be like if Jesus hadn’t been born and got an answer I wasn’t expecting. He answered the question with another question (something Jesus did often, … Continue reading →

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Walking with Jesus

Posted on December 5, 2017 by jwfisch

If Jesus had never been born, we would not know that God is love. We would know some things about God that we could learn from the Old Testament, but the Old Testament tells us much more about what God … Continue reading →

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It’s a wonderful life

Posted on December 4, 2017 by jwfisch

In the Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey, at a desperate time in his life, wishes he were never born. Clarence Odbody, Angel 2nd Class, sees this as his opportunity to save George from a drunken suicide and … Continue reading →

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The universal tragedy of being good

Posted on December 1, 2017 by jwfisch

Holy, holy, is what the angels sing, And I expect to help them make the courts of Heaven ring; But when I sing redemption’s story, they will fold their wings, For angels never felt the joys that our salvation brings. … Continue reading →

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‘Everyone’ means everyone

Posted on November 30, 2017 by jwfisch

For God has imprisoned everyone in disobedience so he could have mercy on everyone. Romans 11:32 Mercy is what everyone gets because everyone is guilty. Read that last sentence again, slowly, and then the verse above it, making particular notice … Continue reading →

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Go, Disciple. Go!

Posted on November 29, 2017 by jwfisch

Disciple. Tall disciples. Short disciples. Short and tall disciples. Black, white and brown disciples. Male and female disciples.

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Are you ready?

Posted on November 28, 2017 by jwfisch

  My friend, Barry McGuire (New Christy Minstrels, “Eve of Destruction,” lead role in “Hair,” recorded numerous faith-based albums of original music) called me yesterday. I was getting a haircut and almost didn’t answer it, but Barry doesn’t call me … Continue reading →

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