Author Archives: jwfisch

Love them now

So I thought I’d do my wife a favor. She had a package ready to mail this morning to the Social Security Administration and asked me to take it to the local Mail Stop when I realized it was going … Continue reading

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How does prayer work?

by Marti Fischer Seeing me empty, you forsake The Listener’s role, and through My dead lips breathe and into utterance wake The thoughts I never knew –C. S. Lewis I have no doubt that prayer does something; I am just … Continue reading

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What is prayer?

Prayer is talking to God.Prayer is listening to God.Prayer is deliberate (not going to sleep).Prayer is reaching, stretching, wondering, doubting.

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Course-correction

Dear Catch Community, From time to time, it’s necessary to course-correct as an organization grows. For the Catch Ministry, this is one of those times. In our early days, the Catch was a glorified blog. But everything changed when our … Continue reading

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Six weeks early

The look in your mother’s eye As we raced from the hotel The headlights passing by I remember it all so well We were strangers in a strange place Fragments of feelings stretched and torn But we found an extra … Continue reading

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Me, myself and I

Forty years ago, an elder at the church where I received my early training in the ministry called me an “unprintable name” based on a poor choice I was making. He was frustrated with me at the time. Even though … Continue reading

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Forever

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our debts As we forgive our … Continue reading

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…and the glory

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our debts As we forgive our … Continue reading

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…and the power

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our debts As we forgive our … Continue reading

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For Thine is the kingdom

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our debts As we forgive our … Continue reading

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