Category Archives: Worldview

State of the world

Posted on September 12, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Every day it seems we are presented with, no matter what your chosen news source, a new list of terribly worrisome things that we can do nothing about. The last … Continue reading →

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Something about that name …

Posted on August 9, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) “I think, therefore I am.” Descartes Given that I am setting out on a road trip this morning with Chandler to Colorado to look into some possibilities for his future, … Continue reading →

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Where is the truth?

Posted on August 1, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I’ve never known the Bible to carry more of the weight of truth than it does today. That’s because nothing else does. Now that’s always been true, but even more … Continue reading →

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‘For Free’

Posted on July 27, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Last Sunday, Joni Mitchell appeared live at the famous Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island. Just the fact that she was live was pretty amazing given her long struggle to … Continue reading →

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What Christians should be known for

Posted on July 7, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I’M FOR THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE — a popular bumper sticker that speaks a volume of truth. Every once in a while, it becomes necessary to refocus our … Continue reading →

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Jesus versus religion

Posted on April 13, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Series: Characteristics of the Jesus Movement for Today 1. The Jesus Movement unified believers. (It was all about Jesus.) “Jesus is just alright with me.” The Doobie Brothers (1972) There’s … Continue reading →

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America, passing time

Posted on March 21, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Now that baseball is back, it’s time to make something of the nature of the sport that has given it longevity as “America’s pastime.” First let’s just think about that … Continue reading →

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Christianity and

Posted on March 8, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) In his book Screwtape Letters where an underling demon learns how to trip up Christians so as to render them useless for the kingdom of God, Lewis introduces the sinister … Continue reading →

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True Christianity

Posted on March 3, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) In a 2017 article in the New York Times Rod Dreher raises an effective argument that American Christianity is actually not true Christianity. Now this is certainly not a new … Continue reading →

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Lessons in seeing people

Posted on March 2, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) When [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9:36 If we ever needed an example of … Continue reading →

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