Author Archives: jwfisch

‘Remember those in prison …’

Posted on May 20, 2022 by jwfisch

(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 →

Posted in diversity, love | Tagged diversity, love, prison | 3 Comments

Losing isn’t so bad after all

Posted on May 19, 2022 by jwfisch

(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 →

Posted in grace | Tagged grace, losing my religion | 4 Comments

Birthday faith

Posted on May 17, 2022 by jwfisch

(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 →

Posted in walk by faith | Tagged faith | 7 Comments

100% raw organic

Posted on May 13, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I once met a woman who described herself as “100% raw organic,” and what she meant by that was that what she sees when she looks at herself in the … Continue reading →

Posted in being human, forgiveness, freedom | Tagged forgiveness, freedom | 6 Comments

What to do in these strange days

Posted on May 12, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) These are truly strange days, indeed. If I ever feel myself growing tired or complacent, I simply pinch myself and say, “Is there no crisis? No hijacking of Christianity by … Continue reading →

Posted in discipleship, grace turned outward, love | Tagged discipleship, love | 12 Comments

Is Christianity a brand or a relationship?

Posted on May 10, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Yesterday we looked at Jesus plus. We realized that being a Christian today comes with a long list of assumptions — assumptions that, for the most part, are not true … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity and politics, Jesus, Marketplace Christian | Tagged Marketplace Christian | 2 Comments

Jesus plus nothing

Posted on May 9, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) In C.S. Lewis’ famous Screwtape Letters, Wormwood is a junior demon who is being instructed by his senior, Uncle Screwtape, as to how he can steer a believer off course … Continue reading →

Posted in Jesus, Jesus Movement, Millennials | Tagged Jesus, Jesus Movement, Millennials, new frontier | 4 Comments

Strangers in a strange land

Posted on May 6, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigrants, Jesus Movement | Tagged Immigrants, Jesus Movement | 3 Comments

Sent

Posted on May 5, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the … Continue reading →

Posted in discipleship, Millennials, relationships | Tagged discipleship, Millennials | 4 Comments

Pioneering in the 21st Century

Posted on May 4, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Just what is pioneering in the 21st Century? Hasn’t everything already been mapped and charted? What frontiers are left?