Category Archives: Christianity and politics

No confusion in the kingdom of God

Posted on September 22, 2022 by jwfisch

(Due to technical problems there will not be a video of John reading the Catch today.) Soon, citizens of the United States of America will exercise a privilege many citizens do not have in this world. We will participate in … Continue reading →

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Where is the truth?

Posted on August 1, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I’ve never known the Bible to carry more of the weight of truth than it does today. That’s because nothing else does. Now that’s always been true, but even more … Continue reading →

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What Christians should be known for

Posted on July 7, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I’M FOR THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE — a popular bumper sticker that speaks a volume of truth. Every once in a while, it becomes necessary to refocus our … Continue reading →

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We the (fallen) people

Posted on July 1, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch In his book, We the Fallen People: The Founders and the Future of American Democracy, Robert Tracy McKenzie, PhD, and professor of history at Wheaton College, brings out the most … Continue reading →

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Is Christianity a brand or a relationship?

Posted on May 10, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Yesterday we looked at Jesus plus. We realized that being a Christian today comes with a long list of assumptions — assumptions that, for the most part, are not true … 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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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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The Word

Posted on February 1, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Who can you trust anymore? It’s a rather helpless feeling, isn’t it? News sources are all biased — even the “unbiased” ones. Used to be you could trust anyone in … Continue reading →

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Reaching for the eternal ‘oughtness’

Posted on January 17, 2022 by jwfisch

“I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. I refuse to accept the idea … Continue reading →