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Arms up

Posted on May 10, 2013 by jwfisch

I was so excited when I found this picture for yesterday’s Catch that I needed an excuse to post it again so I could write about it. It’s such a grand statement of the natural cathedral of God’s creation. No … Continue reading →

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Why worship?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by jwfisch

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. (1 Corinthians 13:1) As it turns out, praising God isn’t such a big deal … Continue reading →

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Judgment call

Posted on May 8, 2013 by jwfisch

I’m not so sure I would have let me go. I walked around the corner of my garage this morning at 4:42 a.m. to find two very powerful police flashlights trained on me. They had gotten a 911 call from … Continue reading →

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Post-Christian coffeehouse

Posted on May 7, 2013 by jwfisch

Yesterday I talked about one of my heroes, whom I met for the first time last Sunday, and how, upon meeting him, I discovered, lo and behold, that apparently I was one of his heroes. That led to some thoughts … Continue reading →

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A hero’s welcome

Posted on May 6, 2013 by jwfisch

I met one of my heroes yesterday. The church I attended had a guest speaker I was eager to hear and meet. He has been one of my favorite commentators on Christianity and culture for many years and I have … Continue reading →

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Handful of thorns

Posted on May 3, 2013 by jwfisch

I once cared for a trellis of wild roses along one side of a stone wall in front of our Massachusetts house. Every spring the plants needed to be weeded and cut back to encourage blooming. Long strands of thick, … Continue reading →

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Love is a rose

Posted on May 2, 2013 by jwfisch

If you can’t handle thorns, how can you ever expect to hold a woman? A rose is an odd mismatch of beauty and pain and yet God blends these two things together in the same plant. This cannot be a … Continue reading →

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Church of the Open Door

Posted on May 1, 2013 by jwfisch

Marti’s “Call to failure” Catch yesterday quickly found a home. Many of you have commented both online and privately through email about how this Catch connected. It should be no surprise. Church is home for bad people. Jesus didn’t come … Continue reading →

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Call to failure

Posted on April 30, 2013 by jwfisch

In Dr. Seuss’ children’s classic, The Cat in the Hat, there are two “Things” that cause havoc in the house while Mom is away. I speculated a little about Thing #1 yesterday, but today, with Marti’s help, we’re letting them … Continue reading →

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Everything else

Posted on April 29, 2013 by jwfisch

I call it the One Thing Syndrome. It’s that one thing in your life that if you could fix, you would have most, if not all your problems solved. It can be anything – a bad habit, a disability, a … Continue reading →

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