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Listen to your life
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) One of my favorite writers passed away yesterday at 96. Frederick Buechner was the author of 30 books all of which championed in some way the themes we have adopted … Continue reading
Birthday faith
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I woke up to a myriad of birthday greetings and I appreciate every one. Marti wanted to know what I wanted for my birthday so I told her. I wanted … Continue reading
A pagan whore in the ancestry
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) There’s a pagan whore in the genealogy of Jesus and a very smart one at that. This was no accident. She was purposely worked into the stories of the lineage … Continue reading
Look out world; here we come!
(Click here for a video of John reading this catch.) In June of 2020, in the midst of our first serious pandemic scare and resulting lockdown, Jocelyn, my then 4-year-old granddaughter, came up with a statement that prompted someone in … Continue reading
Posted in pandemic, spiritual gifts, walk by faith
Tagged pandemic, self-respect, spiritual gifts
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Stairway to heaven?
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) According to James, your faith in Christ has to be evidenced in your attitudes, your treatment of others, and your overall actions or else you are fooling yourself with your … Continue reading
Posted in diversity, Justice, love, walk by faith
Tagged acts of kindness, diversity, faith
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God is (still) God
“This is the kind of song that you write when you’re 56.” – Steve Earle We’re going to spend one more day on the song “God is God” by Steve Earle. Yesterday’s recording of the song was by Joan Baez, … Continue reading
Posted in walk by faith, Worldview
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No-fault insurance
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy — to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, … Continue reading
Fear and trembling (in your town)
You’ve heard of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” Well, this is about fear and trembling (in your town). I’m going to start today where we left off yesterday: “Either you are dead to the grace of God (it’s all … Continue reading
Clark Kent to the rescue
So I started this Catch listing all the things about the pandemic that have kept us isolated and turned us inward so I could contrast that with our current call to go out. But when I shared my opening paragraphs … Continue reading
Bad start
You know what I just caught myself doing this morning? Putting down someone else’s ministry. Now how is that helping anything? It’s not. It’s only making me feel better for a while, especially when this guy is bigger than me … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with sin, discipleship, Uncategorized, walk by faith
Tagged discipleship, sin
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John Fischer The Catch 