Category Archives: discipleship

Going live!

Posted on September 23, 2022 by jwfisch

Marti’s call to Go Live! See below for today’s Catch Gently spoken and of the Clark Kent school of mild manners, John doesn’t fit the finger-pointing, ranting Jeremiah mold, but he doesn’t pull any punches either. It’s only because he points a … Continue reading →

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Isaiah Comes Alive

Posted on September 20, 2022 by jwfisch

by John Shirk Our guest writer today is our Director of Discipleship, John Shirk. John lives with his wife Amy and their 4 daughters in Chicago, Illinois. They minister to the postmodern artistic subculture and to victims of trauma and abuse. The … Continue reading →

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Elijah comes alive!

Posted on September 20, 2022 by jwfisch

by John Shirk Like  Lazerus, Elijah was a man of faith who needed to come alive. No, he wasn’t actually dead and buried. He just wished he was. He had experienced great victories following God. A solitary man, he stood … Continue reading →

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Lazarus comes alive

Posted on September 15, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) by John Shirk Our guest writer for the next 3 Catches will be our Director of Discipleship, John Shirk. John lives with his wife Amy and their 4 daughters in Chicago, … Continue reading →

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Mentoring through time

Posted on September 8, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Tuesday night’s BlogTalkRadio interview with Brent Garrison is required listening for everyone over 57. It’s about mentoring across generations, especially between Boomers and Millennials. Our research tells us that the … Continue reading →

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‘Relationships, relationships, relationships’

Posted on August 31, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) In the real estate world it’s known as “location, location, location.” Where a property is located determines its value more than anything else. In the church and in all types … Continue reading →

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‘Sensei’ Roberta

Posted on August 19, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading today’s Catch.) A servant of the Lord and dear friend of the Catch is now in the arms of Jesus. I am sure God had a grand welcome for Roberta Stevens, one … Continue reading →

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Am I one of the few?

Posted on August 5, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the … Continue reading →

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Small gate; narrow road

Posted on August 4, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch in his car.) Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate … Continue reading →

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Needed: every day hero

Posted on June 22, 2022 by jwfisch

This Catch will be brief. We have an unplanned visit to prepare for this morning, but I hope you were encouraged and instructed by our recent series revisiting the story of Gideon: Mighty Hero. And though he was a hero … Continue reading →

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