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Defending Gollum

Posted on March 18, 2013 by jwfisch

Last night I got caught defending myself one too many times. In two or three instances, in a short span of time, it just so happened that my point of view clashed with my wife’s, and in each case, the … Continue reading →

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Saving Arizona

Posted on March 15, 2013 by jwfisch

Currently Arizona is the only state in the continental United States that does not observe Daylight Savings Time (Hawaii doesn’t also). However, the large Navajo Reservation does. Imagine the fooling around you have to do with your clock driving around … Continue reading →

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Hotline to heaven

Posted on March 14, 2013 by jwfisch

Yesterday’s mistaken visitation reminded me of what I can only explain as a real encounter with an angel that took place a number of years ago, but is still fresh in my mind as if it happened yesterday. I remember … Continue reading →

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Backyard visitation

Posted on March 13, 2013 by jwfisch

I opened my back door yesterday on a visitation of sorts. A very bright light was illuminating the ficus tree in our back yard throwing shafts of light through its branches. It was an arresting apparition in the predawn darkness … Continue reading →

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Before the fat lady sings

Posted on March 12, 2013 by jwfisch

There is a place where the power of God works most effectively in our lives, and it’s not in the report. It’s not in the story with a happy ending. It’s in the story with no ending at all because … Continue reading →

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Stealing time

Posted on March 11, 2013 by jwfisch

It’s not fair. The sun won’t rise today until after 7:00! Someone stole an hour away from me last weekend that I will spend the better part of a year getting back. And by the time I get it back, … Continue reading →

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Not so literal

Posted on March 8, 2013 by jwfisch

One of the things that tickles me to death about Jesus is that He was not literal. His speech was lathered with irony, sarcasm, hyperbole, juxtaposition, and innuendo. If we are bound to taking Jesus literally then we are all … Continue reading →

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Getting out of the comparison game

Posted on March 7, 2013 by jwfisch

If you’ve ever wondered how far God would go to show His love, look in the mirror and wonder no more. We need not look any further than ourselves to find the most shocking and amazing displays of God’s grace. … Continue reading →

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Living out a mandate

Posted on March 6, 2013 by jwfisch

Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground. Genesis 1:28 This is where … Continue reading →

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Letting out the secret

Posted on March 5, 2013 by jwfisch

Ever since the creation of the world [God’s] eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through the things he has made. So [everyone is] without excuse… Romans 1:20 No one has to be … Continue reading →

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