Category Archives: pandemic

‘Jocelyn for President!’

Posted on June 4, 2020 by jwfisch

“When the world gets better, we’ll have a pool party, and everyone’s invited.” I can’t leave this alone. This is my granddaughter Jocelyn’s solution to the global pandemic, global recession, racial unrest and rioting and looting going on right now … Continue reading →

Posted in community, diversity, grace turned outward, Memorial Day, pandemic, politics | Tagged grace turned outward, pandemic, politics | 4 Comments

Catch the wave

Posted on June 3, 2020 by jwfisch

But let justice roll down like waters And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Amos 5:24 With the pandemic going on and the resulting economic crisis, joined this week by the racial upheaval in our cities, I’ve been struggling trying to … Continue reading →

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1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000

Posted on May 29, 2020 by jwfisch

I am fascinated by the universe. I am fascinated by the billions upon trillions of stars and galaxies out there and the unfathomable distances between everything. I am fascinated by the stars burning so bright that we can see them … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural beauty, pandemic, Worldview | Tagged Christian worldview, Creation, science and faith | 9 Comments

‘Till we meet again’

Posted on May 18, 2020 by jwfisch

First the title caught my eye. It came in an email I receive through an online Christianity Today subscription. “Died: Joyce Lin, Missionary Pilot Transporting Coronavirus Supplies: The American crashed just months after she started flying in Indonesia.” Then I … Continue reading →

Posted in diversity, Facing death, pandemic | Tagged death, on a mission, pandemic | 4 Comments

All together now

Posted on May 15, 2020 by jwfisch

Can you find the Christians in this picture? No? Good. As far as I can tell, this is a picture of a bunch of sheep and goats together in a big herd. And when you see them all together like … Continue reading →

Posted in pandemic, the gospel | Tagged coming alongside, pandemic, witnessing | 3 Comments

First century Christians

Posted on May 14, 2020 by jwfisch

I just spent an hour with a few of our Vanguard leaders talking about the future of the Catch. With the world turned upside down right now due to the pandemic, and the church turned outside in due to the … Continue reading →

Posted in church, discipleship, grace turned outward, pandemic | Tagged church, coming alongside, pandemic | 3 Comments

Those toilet paper blues

Posted on May 7, 2020 by jwfisch

I came home from the local grocery store the other day with a big 20-roll package of toilet paper. I figured I’d made a score. I didn’t even question the brand; I didn’t have a choice. It was the only … Continue reading →

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Spiritual first responders

Posted on May 6, 2020 by jwfisch

Empathy: to step into someone else’s shoes and feel what they feel. If you missed our BlogTalkRadio interview with Doug Stevens last night, I urge you, if your boots are on the ground anywhere, to listen to the podcast at … Continue reading →

Posted in Facing death, pandemic | Tagged compassion, death, empathy, pandemic | 4 Comments

Let freedom ring?

Posted on May 4, 2020 by jwfisch

We’re hearing a lot about freedom now. People are getting tired of being shut up in their homes. It’s understandable. People need to go back to work. Breadwinners aren’t able to provide for their families. And then there are people … Continue reading →