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Gideon revisited: Mighty hero!
(Click here for a video of John reading today’s Catch) When our story begins, Gideon is not at all aware that he has been chosen to do anything but try to stay alive. Like everyone else in his country, he … Continue reading
Revisiting Gideon: Coming out of hiding
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) There’s no doubt about it, Gideon was hiding. When God found him and called him out to free his people from their enemies, he was hiding in a winepress where … Continue reading
Why we have Memorial Day
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” … Continue reading
‘Mirror, mirror, on the wall…’
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) My first understanding of grace came by way of my worst understanding of me. “Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone … Continue reading
No time to sleep
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) by Marti Fischer My heart hurts. This is Makenna Lee, fourth grader from Uvalde, Texas. Yesterday morning that priceless smile of hers brought joy to those who knew her as she … Continue reading
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Tagged Dealing with tragedy, grace turned outward
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Both sides now
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Inspired by yesterday’s Catch on learning to understand “the other side,” Terri, who has spent most of her career as a college professor, sent me some insightful comments a few … Continue reading
Empathy is not endorsement
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) In a recent interview in United Airlines Hemisphere magazine, singer/songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Bonnie Raitt, stated: “This time is the most fraught and worrisome in … Continue reading
‘Remember those in prison …’
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Continue to … Continue reading
Losing isn’t so bad after all
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Well the Angels won the 7-inning game on my birthday but they lost the 9-inning one. They might as well have phoned in the eighth inning, allowing 7 runs on … Continue reading
Birthday faith
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I woke up to a myriad of birthday greetings and I appreciate every one. Marti wanted to know what I wanted for my birthday so I told her. I wanted … Continue reading
John Fischer The Catch 