Author Archives: jwfisch

Lighthouse in a storm

Posted on October 21, 2021 by jwfisch

These last few days have been very hard for Marti and me.  I find it difficult to think, sleep or care for her or anyone else, for that matter.  Our land is threatened and temporarily overtaken by the enemy. Unlike … Continue reading →

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No enduring city

Posted on October 15, 2021 by jwfisch

For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. Hebrews 13:14 Outside. Everything happens outside. Jesus died outside the camp. We go to meet Him outside the camp where He … Continue reading →

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Where grace meets disgrace

Posted on October 14, 2021 by jwfisch

And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. Hebrews 13:12-13 What happened? According to this verse there is something disgraceful … Continue reading →

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Breaking camp

Posted on October 13, 2021 by jwfisch

We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat. Hebrews 13:10 An altar is a place of slaughter. The lamb or bull that was brought in as a sacrifice for sin would be … Continue reading →

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Strengthened by grace

Posted on October 12, 2021 by jwfisch

It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace. Hebrews 13:9 Have you ever thought of grace as strengthening you heart? I haven’t until I asked my wife about this and she said, “Oh yes! It’s my only hope.” … Continue reading →

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Time to go

Posted on October 8, 2021 by jwfisch

Let us, then, go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore. Hebrews 13:13 Disgrace – noun – a person or thing regarded as shameful or unacceptable Are you willing to be regarded as shameful or unacceptable by … Continue reading →

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Grace, starring Jesus

Posted on October 7, 2021 by jwfisch

Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. Hebrews 13:13 Here’s why it is so important for us to go outside the camp and bear the disgrace Jesus bore. Without that, people will get the … Continue reading →

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‘You really gotta get out more’

Posted on October 6, 2021 by jwfisch

Thanks to Sandy, Toni, Gail, Nick, John, Liz, Lyn, Phillip, Merlyn, Bob, Lisa and Jill for their comments on yesterday’s Catch. As Phillip pointed out, we are all very busy and don’t always get to all our emails so that … Continue reading →

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Bearing the disgrace

Posted on October 5, 2021 by jwfisch

Let us, then, go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore. Hebrews 13:13 Here is just a part of the disgrace Jesus bore outside the camp: He was crucified as a common criminal. He was mocked, flogged and … Continue reading →

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Christ is out!

Posted on October 4, 2021 by jwfisch

Let us, then, go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore. Hebrews 13:13 Jesus died “outside the camp” — outside the city walls — and the writer of Hebrews compels us to go out there and join Him. … Continue reading →

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