Category Archives: Christianity and politics

Put out the welcome mat

Posted on March 3, 2020 by jwfisch

It’s voting day here in California. Out and about you find voting signs and there are police warnings on my emergency app about possible congestion around polling places. We’ve been talking a lot about politics lately here at the Catch … Continue reading →

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Moving on up!

Posted on March 2, 2020 by jwfisch

In an election year the future of America will depend on how well people lose. So get ready, some of us will have to apply this to ourselves. But of course, it’s just as important how we win. Maybe even … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Neil Young

Posted on February 24, 2020 by jwfisch

I don’t blame the people who voted for you. I support their right to express themselves, although they have been lied to, and in many cases believed the lies, they are true Americans. I have their back.  – Neil Young, … Continue reading →

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Becoming friends with your enemies

Posted on February 21, 2020 by jwfisch

So now that we have all of you with boots on the ground refusing to enter into gossip, rumors, and negative talk with friends about perceived enemies — now that there are so many of you, as Bob has suggested … Continue reading →

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Looking for contempt

Posted on February 20, 2020 by jwfisch

“We have to be the people we want everyone else to be.” (see yesterday’s Catch) We could spend weeks on this, but given the current climate, at least a few days would be good. John sent us an arresting video … Continue reading →

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The justice of the Creator to His creatures

Posted on February 17, 2020 by jwfisch

In honor of Presidents’ Day, I thought I would share a quote from one of our greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln, that might speak into the place we find ourselves today in this country. While searching, I found out that the … Continue reading →

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What does your worldview do for the world?

Posted on January 24, 2020 by jwfisch

Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. (1 Corinthians 9:22 NLT) Worldview is critical to our thinking if we want to reach everyone, everywhere with the gospel of welcome — grace … Continue reading →

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Sticking out like a sore thumb

Posted on January 22, 2020 by jwfisch

How does it feel to be a sore thumb? Notice I said to be a sore thumb? We’ve all had a sore thumb before but I’m talking about being one. If you care for the hurting, the hungry and the … Continue reading →

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Burning (Straw) Man

Posted on December 4, 2019 by jwfisch

  I’m having a hard time getting rid of something I don’t want anymore. I may need your help. It’s my evangelical awareness. It haunts me like a small cloud that follows me everywhere, or like a straw man who … Continue reading →

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Big Game Rivalry Week

Posted on November 21, 2019 by jwfisch

Rivalry week has come a little early here in southern California. Most of the west coast intra-state rivalries (Washington vs Washington St., Oregon vs Oregon St., Arizona vs Arizona St.) are having their games next weekend. But here in southern … Continue reading →

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