Author Archives: jwfisch

Something about that name …

Posted on August 9, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) “I think, therefore I am.” Descartes Given that I am setting out on a road trip this morning with Chandler to Colorado to look into some possibilities for his future, … Continue reading →

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What’s good about it?

Posted on August 8, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I met a Millennial art teacher yesterday and he pretty much confirmed everything we know and love about Millennials … and art. Yesterday I did online church from the Laguna … Continue reading →

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Am I one of the few?

Posted on August 5, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the … Continue reading →

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Small gate; narrow road

Posted on August 4, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch in his car.) Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate … Continue reading →

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Vin Scully 1927-2022

Posted on August 3, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) “Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant good evening to you wherever you may be. It’s time for Dodger baseball!” Anyone who’s had any connection to southern California knows that the … Continue reading →

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Called to failure

Posted on August 2, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) by Marti Fischer I had a call to a mission,           Signed in my heart and sealed, And I felt my success was certain,           And the end seemed already … Continue reading →

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Where is the truth?

Posted on August 1, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I’ve never known the Bible to carry more of the weight of truth than it does today. That’s because nothing else does. Now that’s always been true, but even more … Continue reading →

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‘Both Sides Now’

Posted on July 29, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I need you. You need me. We mustn’t let this spirit of division get ahold of us. Mike McCausland, our Tuesday Conversation guest this week, said it’s not just in … Continue reading →

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‘For Free’

Posted on July 27, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Last Sunday, Joni Mitchell appeared live at the famous Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island. Just the fact that she was live was pretty amazing given her long struggle to … Continue reading →

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The cross

Posted on July 26, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading tis Catch.) The cross is not a placard; It’s not an icon; It’s not a religious symbol. The cross is not a piece of jewelry, Nor is it a call to fight. … Continue reading →

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