Category Archives: diversity

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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‘Both Sides Now’

Posted on July 29, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I need you. You need me. We mustn’t let this spirit of division get ahold of us. Mike McCausland, our Tuesday Conversation guest this week, said it’s not just in … Continue reading →

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John and his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

Posted on June 29, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Ever had one of those days you wish you had just stayed in bed, or maybe gone for a drive in the country or something better than banging your head … Continue reading →

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‘Remember those in prison …’

Posted on May 20, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Continue to … Continue reading →

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A prayer for today

Posted on April 6, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Seven years ago, when the world was in the grip of ISIS terror, we were led in prayer on one of our BlogTalkRadio podcasts by Pastor Doug Stevens. I stumbled … Continue reading →

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I think I’m missing something

Posted on March 22, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) What word appears 130 times in the Old Testament and15 times in the New (used mostly by Jesus) but hardly ever shows up in the language of evangelical Christians?  What … Continue reading →

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Stairway to heaven?

Posted on March 11, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) According to James, your faith in Christ has to be evidenced in your attitudes, your treatment of others, and your overall actions or else you are fooling yourself with your … Continue reading →

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‘Take A Chance On Me’

Posted on January 26, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I think John is a pioneer. I know Marti is. Are there others? Are there older, wiser people out there who are willing to invest in me, believe in me, … Continue reading →

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On the street where you live

Posted on January 21, 2022 by jwfisch

Come take a stroll with me down the streets of the internet, the only place I know where people the world over are all your neighbors. Mr. Rogers never had it so good. Some people claim you can’t have real … 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 →

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