Category Archives: Marketplace Christian

A God like us

Posted on August 18, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Here are a few things Chandler and I found on the road during our recent trip through the southwestern United States. Small towns are dying. We came upon town after … Continue reading →

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Something about that name …

Posted on August 9, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) “I think, therefore I am.” Descartes Given that I am setting out on a road trip this morning with Chandler to Colorado to look into some possibilities for his future, … Continue reading →

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God’s HR Department

Posted on July 11, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) “I can say I have met the most amazing people on this planet when I have pushed the walls aside and just gotten to know people for who they are.” … Continue reading →

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Is Christianity a brand or a relationship?

Posted on May 10, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Yesterday we looked at Jesus plus. We realized that being a Christian today comes with a long list of assumptions — assumptions that, for the most part, are not true … Continue reading →

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God, made public

Posted on March 23, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video ofJohn reading today’s Catch.) There can be no debate about this: God is on the side of the poor, the weak, the disenfranchised and the powerless. God is in the business of setting things right. … Continue reading →

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Christianity and

Posted on March 8, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) In his book Screwtape Letters where an underling demon learns how to trip up Christians so as to render them useless for the kingdom of God, Lewis introduces the sinister … Continue reading →

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True Christianity

Posted on March 3, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) In a 2017 article in the New York Times Rod Dreher raises an effective argument that American Christianity is actually not true Christianity. Now this is certainly not a new … Continue reading →

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Lessons in seeing people

Posted on March 2, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) When [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9:36 If we ever needed an example of … Continue reading →

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Testing positive for Grace Turned Outward

Posted on February 23, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) It’s about time. It’s been almost a year since we last published the Grace Turned Outward test. So how ya doin’? Here we go …

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The Word

Posted on February 1, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Who can you trust anymore? It’s a rather helpless feeling, isn’t it? News sources are all biased — even the “unbiased” ones. Used to be you could trust anyone in … Continue reading →

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