Category Archives: Poverty & homelessness

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 →

Posted in diversity, fear, Poverty & homelessness, war | Tagged refugees, war | 2 Comments

Revolutionary Jesus

Posted on September 15, 2020 by jwfisch

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set … Continue reading →

Posted in discipleship, Jesus, Justice, Poverty & homelessness, revolution | Tagged Jesus, poverty and wealth, revolution | 5 Comments

Grace Turned Outward — a dynamic story

Posted on December 6, 2019 by jwfisch

Susan Burton is a hero. What she has done with her life is extraordinary, although she would deny that. She would simply say, in her own words, that her life is just Grace Turned Outward.

Posted in grace turned outward, Poverty & homelessness, Tragedy | Tagged grace turned outward, overcoming bad habits, recovery | 2 Comments

‘Undifferent’

Posted on July 17, 2019 by jwfisch

In his new book, God At Work: A Testimony of Prophecy, Provision and People amid Poverty, our own Catch MemberPartner, Drew Snider, tells the story of how he almost tripped over a pile of clothing on skid row in Vancouver, … Continue reading →