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Author Archives: jwfisch
Transforming My Default Setting: A Journey toward Gratitude and Giving
As a member of the human race, I often find myself trapped in patterns that were imprinted on me during my formative years. These patterns, shaped by well-intentioned individuals, have become my default setting, influencing how I perceive myself and … Continue reading
Root of Gratitude
We know a friend of the Catch who requested prayer as he traveled to watch his father die — and how he thought it would be a time fraught with turmoil for him, because of unresolved issues between his dad … Continue reading
The Power of Gratitude
The power of gratitude is proven to have a direct effect on our relationship with God, who, in turn, causes us to experience the gifts of giving, which turn obstacles into opportunities. It is truly turning the grace given to us … Continue reading
All about the gospel
Did I say the Jesus Movement was all about the gospel? Here’s a good example. From Paul Clark’s “Songs of the Savior Volume 2” (1972) comes this song about being born again. It’s a classic Jesus Music presentation of the … Continue reading
The start of the Jesus Movement
Eve of Destruction by P.F. Sloan sung by Barry McGuire The Eastern world, it is explodin’ Violence flarin’, bullets loadin’ You’re old enough to kill but not for votin’ You don’t believe in war, but what’s that gun you’re totin’? … Continue reading
Paint a picture
There was one common thread that ran through much of the music that was written and sung during the Jesus Movement, and that was the message of the gospel. Just as worship is the common theme of Christian music today, … Continue reading
Ask Him
In the mid-sixties, a daring new portrait of Christ by Richard Hook began to circulate that was rugged, masculine and a little dirty from the road. It was just in time to become the image of Christ for the Jesus … Continue reading
‘I love you’
“I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you…” Jesus says it to us. We say it to Him. We say it to each other. You say it to me. I say it to … Continue reading
Song of Deliverance
She’s been called the First Lady of the Jesus Movement, and the fact that she came out of Fort Wayne, Indiana proves that in 1970, Jesus wasn’t only moving in southern California, He was moving all over. This was a … Continue reading
‘I believe in you’
In August of 1968, I arrived at my dorm room in Fisher Hall for my senior year at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and the first thing my roommate had unpacked was his Kenmore turntable, amplifier and speakers. We didn’t … Continue reading
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