Category Archives: church

Getting inside out, and letting outside in

Posted on January 15, 2020 by jwfisch

Thanks to Catch citizen John Fagliano for the following quote from Tim Keller in line with yesterday’s Catch about God desiring mercy over sacrifice. Jesus’s teaching consistently attracted the irreligious while offending the Bible-believing, religious people of his day. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in church, diversity | Tagged church, the gospel of welcome | 5 Comments

A group of people meeting somewhere

Posted on October 29, 2019 by jwfisch

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker — also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier — and to the church that meets in your home: Grace and peace to you from … Continue reading →

Posted in church, Millennials | Tagged church, Millennials | 5 Comments

Ask not what you can do for God

Posted on July 15, 2019 by jwfisch

David wanted to build God a house. It didn’t seem right that he was in a nice cedar-built mansion and the Ark of the Covenant — the portable presence of God the children of Israel had been carrying around … Continue reading →

Posted in church, grace turned outward | Tagged body of Christ, church | 3 Comments

Church is out

Posted on May 16, 2019 by jwfisch

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy … Continue reading →

Posted in church, relationships | Tagged church, relationships, witnessing | 2 Comments

Mainstream Christianity is an oxymoron

Posted on April 10, 2019 by jwfisch

I always know I’ve struck a chord when comments come in from all sides — email, Facebook, website, Twitter. One brother said his friends are being discipled more by Fox News than by the Holy Bible. Another said he’s displeasing … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity and politics, church, Worldview | Tagged Christian worldview, politics | 6 Comments

The Churches “R” Us

Posted on March 27, 2019 by jwfisch

What is church? According to our friend Keith Giles, author of Jesus Unveiled: Forsaking Church As We Know It To Experience Ekklesia As God Intended, and our guest last night on our BlogTalkRadio show, an unbiased, unindoctrinated observer of the … Continue reading →