Author Archives: jwfisch

What are we?

Posted on July 15, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) You have set your glory in the heavens. Psalm 8:1 I continue to be mesmerized by this picture of deep space taken by NASA’s new Webb telescope which we put … Continue reading →

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A cathedral in space

Posted on July 13, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) So far, NASA’s new Webb telescope has revealed “cosmic cliffs,” the glittering landscape of a star’s birth, black holes never seen before, a dying star’s final performance, the steamy atmosphere … Continue reading →

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Six things to remember about coming alongside

Posted on July 12, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I am normally not a fan of ten steps to this or five steps to do that, but I recently came up with these six things to remember about being … Continue reading →

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God’s HR Department

Posted on July 11, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) “I can say I have met the most amazing people on this planet when I have pushed the walls aside and just gotten to know people for who they are.” … Continue reading →

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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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