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Author Archives: jwfisch
On retreat
Jesus often went away to pray — sometimes alone, sometimes with his closest disciples, Peter, James and John — but always to spend uninterrupted time with His Father. Paul went away to Arabia and back to Damascus for three years … Continue reading
Wake up to the world
It is a travesty when the people of God become the holy oil sprinkled on the status quo. – Os Guinness My fictional character, Ben Beamering from the novel we’ve been talking about lately, Saint Ben, never did what was … Continue reading
Posted in gospel of welcome, grace turned outward, Millennials
Tagged gospel of welcome, grace turned outward, Millennials
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Go for the gold
You do not belong to yourself. Now there is a radical and revolutionary statement. You will not hear that from any politician, or social media guru, or any sports or movie star, or any business leader today. You may not … Continue reading
What took you so long?
“I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore judge nothing before the … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with sin, grace turned outward
Tagged grace turned outward, judgmental, sin
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Help us be the voice of Christ to this century’s generation: A Survey
Late in 2015, a Catch community data analyst was putting in some volunteer hours when noting approximately 12,000 millennials were landing on our dinosaur of a website monthly. “Why are you here?” we inquired. There was a multiple of responses, … Continue reading
A voice of Christ to this Century’s Generation
[I wrote that yesterday’s Catch was worth at least three. So I’m going to give everyone another day to digest it. Plus, our volunteer editor has gone over it and corrected many errors I missed. As I mentioned yesterday, we … Continue reading
Posted in Millennials, Transformation Generation
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Staying awake to the world
My father sat in on an L.A. studio session in 1970 during the recording of my second album, “Have You Seen Jesus My Lord?”. He was not there because he liked the music (he didn’t), he was there for me, … Continue reading
Many but one
“Each generation has distinct attitudes, behaviors, expectations, habits and motivational buttons. Generational differences need not divide us. Every generation has valuable lessons that they can teach… When members of different generations are encouraged to work together, it builds understanding and … Continue reading
Posted in body life, church, diversity, family
Tagged church, diversity, family of God, unity
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Warming up to millennials
Last night on on BlogTalkRadio we received an excellent primer for understanding millennials from two of our millennial leaders here at the Catch. Deborah Mullan and Elizabeth Shirk answered a number of questions about their peers, such as: What are … Continue reading
Posted in community, grace turned outward, Millennials
Tagged gospel of welcome, grace turned outward, Millennials
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John Fischer The Catch 