Member Partner
Prayer Request
Top Posts & Pages
Listen to The Podcast
Click to View Teaching Series
-
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Managing differences
So I’ve learned about two things this week that it would be best for me to avoid writing about: racism, and either one of the candidates during an election year. I don’t know enough about either to act like an … Continue reading
What the world needs now is you
There is a mean-spiritedness prevalent in our society today and we need to counter it as Christians in the marketplace. Donald Trump’s success is not because of Donald Trump, it’s because his message and bullish attitude has connected with a … Continue reading
Everyone’s welcome except those who don’t want to be there
Everyone’s welcome. This is another aspect about the Gospel of Welcome we want to focus on today. Everyone’s welcome. And we mean everyone. Every color, every race, every religion and none, every sexual preference (LGBT and you can add XYZ … Continue reading
God is waiting to throw a party
I commission you all today as ambassadors of the Gospel of Welcome. What that means is that you are representatives of a message of good news about God. This is important because most people have an impression of God as … Continue reading
Love is the reason
Marti pointed out that I may have been a little too hard on Chandler in my Catch last Friday, especially in light of so many of you who have followed his story and loved him and cared about him from … Continue reading
No longer strange
As much as I would like to convey the impression that everything is just dandy with our son, Chandler, and that he returned home an entirely different person with none of the former addictions or behaviors anywhere in sight, I … Continue reading
Getting the prepositions right
I have a proposition for you: let’s get the prepositions right. When we get the prepositions right, God gets the glory. Let me explain. We don’t worship God by singing Him a song; we worship God by living His life … Continue reading
Dr. Chiedozie I. Nwagwu, Neurosurgeon
The recent operation on my neck was performed by Dr. Chiedozie I. Nwagwu, Neurosurgeon. He goes by the first named of Ched, and his last name is pronounced Wa-goo. The only negative comments I could find about him were how … Continue reading
What is life for, anyway?
We will pay one last visit to the curmudgeon. It’s been amazing to me to see all your responses. Yesterday I printed a sentence from each person who emailed me a response to the idea of a curmudgeon’s funeral — … Continue reading
Loving the curmudgeon
Last Friday I asked for advice on speaking at a curmudgeon’s funeral. The response was overwhelmingly kind. Today’s Catch contains one sentence from each one who wrote in, and I was rebuked by the overall attitude from all who took … Continue reading
John Fischer The Catch 