Tag Archives: art and culture

Memories and milestones

Posted on August 10, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Hi, and welcome to the “John Wayne Room” of the Canyon Lodge Motel in Seligman, Arizona, “Birthplace of Route 66,” the “Mother Road” of America. Seligman (population 456) is representative … Continue reading →

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What’s good about it?

Posted on August 8, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I met a Millennial art teacher yesterday and he pretty much confirmed everything we know and love about Millennials … and art. Yesterday I did online church from the Laguna … 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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639-year Concert

Posted on February 4, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Time is an ocean, but it ends at the shore. – Bob Dylan There is a live concert going on right now being performed at this very moment on a … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Joy

Posted on February 3, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. (Psalms 150:5-6) My older son loves to play the drums. He’s … Continue reading →

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Monkey business

Posted on January 14, 2022 by jwfisch

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8 Kudos to those who took my challenge to … Continue reading →

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Tears for fears

Posted on May 27, 2021 by jwfisch

In April of 2007, I published an article about Francis Schaeffer in Christianity Today magazine. For our younger readers, Francis Schaeffer had a unique ministry to young intellectuals graduating from college in the late 1960s and early ‘70s. Many of … Continue reading →

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LA’s own rock star

Posted on October 1, 2020 by jwfisch

Los Angeles has its own rock star. Now I know there are a lot of rock stars this city has produced in its history, but none like this one. That’s because this one is a rock — a real rock … Continue reading →

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Laugh uncontrollably

Posted on February 11, 2020 by jwfisch

There’s another saying on the wall of my kitchen; this one simply is “Laugh uncontrollably.” How long has it been since you laughed like this? One man that could elicit uncontrollable laughter is sadly no longer with us. It’s been … Continue reading →

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Beautiful words

Posted on June 11, 2019 by jwfisch

Shari, one of our Catch readers, commented that she is currently in a book club that is reading the book, A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline. It’s a historical novel based on the life and times of … Continue reading →

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