Author Archives: jwfisch

Grace kept inward

Posted on March 24, 2021 by jwfisch

At the end of our interview last night, I asked Peter Herschend, former Chairman of our Catch Ministry Board of Directors and guest on last night’s BlogTalkRadio show, to tell us what Grace Turned Outward meant to him. I knew … Continue reading →

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‘The Catch can’

Posted on March 23, 2021 by jwfisch

Today we will hear from a man who is very special to the Catch Ministry. He was the founder of the Catch and our first Chairman of the Board, Peter Herschend. It’s not a particularly special day in his life, … Continue reading →

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Light candle in your heart

Posted on March 22, 2021 by jwfisch

And his smile will light a candle That will burn in your heart. This will be my final journaling from the road with Chandler. It has been a monumental journey with incredible encounters along the way, but yesterday’s three-hour meeting … Continue reading →

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California Highway 36

Posted on March 19, 2021 by jwfisch

Today, we leave the town of Red Bluff, California and travel west for what our GPS says is roughly three and a half hours on California Highway 36, a little-known piece of the state highway system that passes through the … Continue reading →

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Be a truth warden

Posted on March 18, 2021 by jwfisch

Chandler has been on a vegan diet for over two years now. It makes cooking at home and take out, as well as eating on a trip such as we are on right now, a real challenge. We either have … Continue reading →

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Knowing what you don’t know

Posted on March 17, 2021 by jwfisch

Chandler is a leader. He may not have all the tools, or know how to use them, but that doesn’t matter. He leads anyway by sheer will. I am also constantly surprised by how much he knows. He will enter … Continue reading →

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On the Road Again

Posted on March 16, 2021 by jwfisch

I can hear Willie Nelson’s stringy voice as we get in the car and head north after only a day’s respite between road trips. “On the road again.” This time I’m with Chandler and we are headed to Sacramento and … Continue reading →

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Put others before you; and look outward

Posted on March 15, 2021 by jwfisch

There was a wonderful, three-tissue story in the Times Sports section yesterday about a 17-year-old senior football player at Loyola High School in Los Angeles named Josh Morales. A week before Christmas, Josh and both his parents all tested positive … Continue reading →

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Heaven is in Arizona

Posted on March 13, 2021 by jwfisch

I am in heaven. You’ve heard of stories of people visiting heaven briefly and coming back. Lambert Dolphin has one of those stories. This is better. I’m in heaven right now. I am writing this from heaven. Contrary to popular … Continue reading →

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The ice is cracking on our isolation

Posted on March 11, 2021 by jwfisch

By the time you read this, I will be headed east on Interstate 10 towards Phoenix, Arizona, and Tempe Diablo Stadium for the first Los Angeles Angels spring training game I have attended in two years. Most of you already … Continue reading →

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