Category Archives: grace

Our wishful Washington concert

Posted on January 19, 2021 by jwfisch

What a concert! Yesterday I wrote a Catch about how music might have affected the large political gathering at the Capitol building last week the way music addressed another political crowd gathered near the nation’s capitol back in 1963 … Continue reading →

Grace and peace

Posted on January 12, 2021 by jwfisch

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans, 1st and 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, 1st and 2nd Timothy, and Philemon, all start out this way. “Grace and peace … Continue reading →

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Marti weighs in on the dark horse

Posted on January 4, 2021 by jwfisch

The Catch Ministry calls us all to be dark horses, which is a call to run from the ordinary – you know, the place … Continue reading →

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Anna of Arendelle

Posted on July 15, 2020 by jwfisch

A funny thing happened to me this time on the way to the Catch. I ran into Princess Anna of Arendelle. Not the animated version from the Disney movie, Frozen, but the real princess — the younger sister of Elsa, … Continue reading →

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Grace Turned Inward

Posted on July 2, 2020 by jwfisch

The gift turned inward, unable to be given, becomes a heavy burden, even sometimes a kind of poison. It is as though the flow of life were backed up. – May Sarton* I want to thank Joe for sending in … Continue reading →

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A soldier’s cross

Posted on May 27, 2020 by jwfisch

Maybe you remember it when this story first came out almost 10 years ago — the photograph of a wooden cross strangely draped with a military dog tag and a purple vestment and crowned with an army helmet. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in forgiveness, grace, Memorial Day | Tagged Memorial Day | 7 Comments

‘ALL HAVE SINNED’

Posted on May 22, 2020 by jwfisch

The sign inside the historic Church of the Open Door, once in downtown Los Angeles, is remarkable if you think about how many churches would be willing to put “ALL HAVE SINNED” over the front of their church. Think of … Continue reading →

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Making God sad?

Posted on May 13, 2020 by jwfisch

Jesus loves me, this I know, “… and in the in-between time …” For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong; They are weak but He is strong. Jesus loves me—loves me still, Though I’m very … Continue reading →

Posted in forgiveness, God's love, grace, Old/New Covenants, parenting | Tagged forgiveness, God's love, grace, new covenant | 11 Comments

An army of Grace Turned Outward

Posted on February 3, 2020 by jwfisch

We’ve been talking a lot about MemberPartners lately. That’s because our MemberPartners are the key to the Catch Ministry. They are the ones who believe in our vision — Introducing the Gospel of Welcome — Grace Turned Outward — to … Continue reading →

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The miracle of forgiveness

Posted on January 23, 2020 by jwfisch

Catch MemberPartner, Robert, from Seattle, shared with us a “sore thumb” story about forgiveness. The story was featured on TV, so it reached a large number of people and makes a statement that no sermon could ever equal. And even … Continue reading →