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Author Archives: jwfisch
Cuba, Laos, and a Baptist church in Modesto
by Wayne Bridegroom Tell these stories to your children over and over, to generation after generation… so says the Scripture. Well, here’s another one. It goes far beyond any local church. Castro took over Cuba in the mid 1950’s as … Continue reading
The feeding of the four churches
by Wayne Bridegroom Last Sunday was quite a day of positive twists and turns. If you follow John’s “BlogTalkRadio” show, you may recall his interview with me in regards to the 10-week class on racism that I had just finished … Continue reading
More asking; less telling
The important thing is not to stop questioning. – Albert Einstein Recently I had a great conversation with new Christian. After explaining the cross and the gospel in simple terms, he asked, “Why don’t more Christians talk like you do?” … Continue reading
The power of questions
Questions are so much better than answers. If I had a Book of Answers to sell you or a Book of Questions, which one would you be interested in? There was a time when I would have bought the Book … Continue reading
‘Second star to the right and straight on till the morning’
Peter Pan is one of Marti’s favorite childhood stories. She first experienced the Broadway production of Peter Pan in New York when she was eight years old. So inspired, upon returning home, she flew off the top of her brother’s … Continue reading
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
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
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.
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
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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