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Author Archives: jwfisch
‘Sharpen the Axe’
Our Catch today comes in the words of Paul Clark, who, in response to yesterday’s Catch wrote the following. This is an important message to all of us. In 1976, after 6 years of following Jesus and 5 years of non-stop touring, … Continue reading
They never got the memo
In the early 1970s I was working with high school kids at a church in Palo Alto, California when the Jesus Movement started. In a matter of weeks, our attendance went from 30 to 300. And they didn’t come to … Continue reading
The “Cool” Cathedral
Sunday morning early noon I wandered in a chilly room and sat Unnoticed There were lonely people there Who listened to a man who didn’t care Or show it He just talked about nothing I could not understand I stood … Continue reading
The church as it was, is, and should be
MemberPartners — we hope you received your special link to meet with us on Monday, January 30, at 8:00 Eastern (7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain and 5:00 Pacific). This event is exclusively for MemberPartners only. However, if you have any interest … Continue reading
A New Song of Deliverance
A fresh new thing is happening in our earth — the earth in which God’s Son paid the price for our lives. And it shall bear fruit, even greater than has taken place in the past. For Christ’s forerunning ways … Continue reading
Before Christian Music was Christian
Before Christian music was contemporary and Christian radio played it … Before tours and contracts, Before careers and airplay, Before Perrier in the dressing room, Before Christian promoters, producers, and roadies, Before Christian busses and semis and record execs, Before … Continue reading
Wrongful death
Fun, laughter, celebration, death. What word does not belong here? Ten innocent people died having a good time celebrating the Lunar New Year in a dance studio of all things less than an hour away from where I sit this … Continue reading
What would you do?
Tuesday night, Chandler and I attended an L.A. Clippers NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers. It was the first professional basketball game for both of us. We had pretty good seats — mid-court, first row of the upper deck. … Continue reading
Church of the Open Door
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 There was a historic 4,000 seat auditorium for a church in downtown Los Angeles where the famous radio preacher J. Vernon McGee preached for 21 years from … Continue reading
The art of the impossible
This will be the defining moment of our age. When the history books make a record of our times, this moment will be remembered for two things: the Internet and the Millennials. It’s an understated problem for us, and unless … Continue reading
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