Tag Archives: death

Walking into heaven

Posted on November 19, 2019 by jwfisch

We had a thoughtful comment about death from one of our readers after yesterday’s Catch about Enoch, one of the two people we know of who have been ushered into heaven without dying. Our reader made a distinction between death … Continue reading →

Posted in Facing death | Tagged death, heaven | 3 Comments

Left behind

Posted on October 24, 2019 by jwfisch

I almost turned around and went back up north to see Ron again yesterday. I got to thinking about what I wrote about in yesterday’s Catch — how I went there for myself, to renew the blessing I received from … Continue reading →

Posted in Facing death, Tragedy | Tagged death, faith | 3 Comments

Faith more real than faith

Posted on October 22, 2019 by jwfisch

It was most likely my last time to see Ron Ritchie. His body is shutting down. They are not trying to treat the cancer, only to keep him comfortable, which they are doing. As of yesterday, at least, he’s in … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, walk by faith | Tagged death, faith | 11 Comments

‘If I should die before I wake’

Posted on July 11, 2019 by jwfisch

Now I lay me down to sleep; I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. The recent death of 27-year-old starting major league pitcher … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Meaning of life | Tagged Baseball, belief in God, death | 6 Comments

Everlasting life

Posted on September 7, 2018 by jwfisch

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John3:16 All boomers within the sound of my writing voice, listen up. This is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Johnny's Cafe | Tagged death, Johnny's Cafe | 5 Comments

‘I’m worried about you’

Posted on July 30, 2018 by jwfisch

I’ve had a lot of great moments speaking in my career to audiences totaling well into the hundreds of thousands of people, but at no time have I felt more like I was the right person at the right time … Continue reading →

Posted in Johnny's Cafe | Tagged death, new life, the gospel | 5 Comments

After further review …

Posted on July 11, 2018 by jwfisch

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since yesterday’s Catch and I believe I have a few wrongs to right. I’m not quite sure what got into me yesterday; it certainly wasn’t what I truly know or believe. First, I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged death, funerals | 7 Comments

Where’s the Reverend Doctor?

Posted on July 10, 2018 by jwfisch

I just wrote to someone who said they would be praying for me as I prepare to speak at Arnold’s memorial service two weeks from Saturday, “Thank you so much. I really need your prayers. I’m already nervous about this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged death, funerals | 11 Comments

But for this death

Posted on July 6, 2018 by jwfisch

We’re about ready to close the book on Arnold. The Memorial Service will be two weeks from tomorrow at Laguna Presbyterian Church. At Arnold’s request, I will be bringing the message. Attendance could be significant. Arnold was a rather well-known … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged death, eternity | 8 Comments

Getting ready for heaven

Posted on July 2, 2018 by jwfisch

Arnold is dead. He passed sometime Saturday night after midnight. Marie, his wife, doesn’t know when because she got the first night of uninterrupted sleep that she’s had in a long time. That’s because Arnold’s coughing didn’t wake her. Arnold’s … Continue reading →