Category Archives: 12 Steps

Are you sure you want to get rid of that?

Posted on February 20, 2018 by jwfisch

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. I love the way these steps get you ready for something before you actually do anything about it. In Step 2 we came to believe that a … Continue reading →

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Fish or cut bait?

Posted on February 16, 2018 by jwfisch

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Something tells me it’s time to either get serious about this 12-step thing or drop it. I feel like … Continue reading →

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Recovering sinners

Posted on February 15, 2018 by jwfisch

Step 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Hi, my name is John, and thanks to the overwhelming lovingkindness of God, I am a sinner saved by grace. Whatever goodness … Continue reading →

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A Call to Failure

Posted on February 14, 2018 by jwfisch

I had a call to a mission,           Signed in my heart and sealed, And I felt my success was certain,           And the end seemed already revealed; The sea was without a murmur,           Unwrinkled its even flow, And … Continue reading →

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Who are you going to call?

Posted on February 13, 2018 by jwfisch

Step 5: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. This is when this starts to get pretty gnarly. “Admitted … to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs?” Is … Continue reading →

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Looking in the mirror and remembering what you see

Posted on February 12, 2018 by jwfisch

Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. James 1:23-24 Therefore … Continue reading →

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‘Don’t you know who I am?’

Posted on February 9, 2018 by jwfisch

I want to personally thank all of you who responded to my “letter” this week asking for more comments on this series. It was good to hear what many of you are getting out of this study. For me, the … Continue reading →

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Still working on my inventory

Posted on February 8, 2018 by jwfisch

So this morning, with two more days left on Step 5, I figured I’d better do my moral inventory (Step 4, and procrastination is definitely on my list of character flaws) before I can share it with someone (Step 5). … Continue reading →

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Dear Catch Community,

Posted on February 7, 2018 by jwfisch

Today’s Catch is more of a letter than a Catch. We have a little family business to take care of. So far almost all of our feedback on this 12-Step series has been from people who have been in AA … Continue reading →

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Don’t wait until Monday

Posted on February 6, 2018 by jwfisch

4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Have you taken your moral inventory yet? I have things rolling around in … Continue reading →

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