Author Archives: jwfisch

The gospel according to the roosters’ crow

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) My daughter lives in a house in the mountains of Oahu, Hawaii, minutes up the hill from the most popular surfing spots on the North Shore. The houses up here … Continue reading

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Just Jesus

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Series: Characteristics of the Jesus Movement for Today The Jesus Movement unified believers. (It was all about Jesus.) We are one in the Spirit we are one in the Lord … Continue reading

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Jesus versus religion

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Series: Characteristics of the Jesus Movement for Today 1. The Jesus Movement unified believers. (It was all about Jesus.) “Jesus is just alright with me.” The Doobie Brothers (1972) There’s … Continue reading

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Going back and forth

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) It seems like of late there has been a spate of movie/video projects chronicling the Jesus Movement of the early 1970s. The Jesus Music (the movie) came out last year, … Continue reading

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The awesome authority of prayer

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, I tell you … Continue reading

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There are no little prayers

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) We’ve been talking about prayer this week — big prayer —prayer against the forces of evil, prayer for suffering refugees, prayer for God to intervene in these destructive movements of … Continue reading

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A prayer for today

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Seven years ago, when the world was in the grip of ISIS terror, we were led in prayer on one of our BlogTalkRadio podcasts by Pastor Doug Stevens. I stumbled … Continue reading

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Kingdom refugees

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Matthew 8:20 We are stardust; we are golden And we’ve got … Continue reading

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Send angels

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) War sucks. I thought the picture of two corpses on the side of a suburban street with their roller luggage intact and the only thing standing after trying to escape, … Continue reading

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The real Charlie Brown

(Click here for a video of John reading today’s Catch. Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other notorious sinners. (There were many people of this kind among … Continue reading

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