Author Archives: jwfisch

The law that sets you free

Posted on March 10, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) “So whatever you say and whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free” (James 2:12).  The law that sets you free? That’s … Continue reading →

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Christianity and

Posted on March 8, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) In his book Screwtape Letters where an underling demon learns how to trip up Christians so as to render them useless for the kingdom of God, Lewis introduces the sinister … Continue reading →

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Prayer matters

Posted on March 7, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) If you’re anything like me, you’re having a hard time focusing on anything other than the war in eastern Europe these days. It’s even harder when the first picture you … Continue reading →

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Don’t give up on anyone

Posted on March 4, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) It’s time for this one again. You don’t want to ever forget this! My wife, Marti, loves to tell the story of a dramatic rescue in which she played a … Continue reading →

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True Christianity

Posted on March 3, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) In a 2017 article in the New York Times Rod Dreher raises an effective argument that American Christianity is actually not true Christianity. Now this is certainly not a new … Continue reading →

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Lessons in seeing people

Posted on March 2, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) When [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9:36 If we ever needed an example of … Continue reading →

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Pray

Posted on March 1, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I woke up this morning, took the dogs out, went out front to get the paper, made myself a cup of coffee and wondered, if I lived in Ukraine, would … Continue reading →

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Seeing with the eye of the Lord

Posted on February 28, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading today’s Catch.) Today’s Catch comes from a text I received last night from my daughter, Anne, who is an ER doctor in Hawaii and an avid surfer.

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Above the Noise and Strife

Posted on February 25, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Be Thou My Vision is a 365-day devotional book I first published in 1995. It’s a devotional book based on selected lyrics from traditional known and lesser-known hymns. I wrote … Continue reading →

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Testing positive for Grace Turned Outward

Posted on February 23, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) It’s about time. It’s been almost a year since we last published the Grace Turned Outward test. So how ya doin’? Here we go …

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