Author Archives: jwfisch

What Christians should be known for

Posted on July 7, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I’M FOR THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE — a popular bumper sticker that speaks a volume of truth. Every once in a while, it becomes necessary to refocus our … Continue reading →

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Hemingway slept here

Posted on July 6, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Richard Mouw, President Emeritus of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and our guest last week on BlogTalkRadio told a story about a janitor he got to know when we … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the fifth of July

Posted on July 5, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Dear Catch Community Citizens: You have probably noticed that the Catch website became unavailable recently. We found that this was a case of domain name theft, and only that. The … Continue reading →

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We the (fallen) people

Posted on July 1, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch In his book, We the Fallen People: The Founders and the Future of American Democracy, Robert Tracy McKenzie, PhD, and professor of history at Wheaton College, brings out the most … Continue reading →

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John and his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

Posted on June 29, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Ever had one of those days you wish you had just stayed in bed, or maybe gone for a drive in the country or something better than banging your head … Continue reading →

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This is our time

Posted on June 27, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) by Marti Fischer I don’t think there is any way we can overstate the importance of our presence in the world and the urgency of our message to introduce the … Continue reading →

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Friends forever

Posted on June 24, 2022 by jwfisch

Here is the best news ever. The greatest truths are often the simplest and most profound, and it’s hard to get more profound than this: you and I get to be in this universe with God. Whatever happens, this is … Continue reading →

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Grace is unfair (thank goodness!)

Posted on June 23, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of … Continue reading →

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Needed: every day hero

Posted on June 22, 2022 by jwfisch

This Catch will be brief. We have an unplanned visit to prepare for this morning, but I hope you were encouraged and instructed by our recent series revisiting the story of Gideon: Mighty Hero. And though he was a hero … Continue reading →

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The Golden Ephod

Posted on June 21, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) It happens frequently when someone is used of God in a mighty way that it can go to their head and make them start to think they are special and … Continue reading →

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