Tag Archives: diversity

Us

Posted on August 14, 2026 by jwfisch

When will we ever be able to get on with getting along? Why have we not been able  to put up with each other’s differences? Who ever said being all the same was a virtue? The virtue is getting along … Continue reading →

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Against the Wind

Posted on July 30, 2026 by jwfisch

Some folks hate the Whites who hate the Blacks who hate the Klan Most of us hate anything that we don’t understand – Kris Kristofferson This is a huge reality today in a time of great division and people gathering … Continue reading →

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Am I one of the few?

Posted on August 5, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the … Continue reading →

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‘Both Sides Now’

Posted on July 29, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I need you. You need me. We mustn’t let this spirit of division get ahold of us. Mike McCausland, our Tuesday Conversation guest this week, said it’s not just in … Continue reading →

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John and his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

Posted on June 29, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Ever had one of those days you wish you had just stayed in bed, or maybe gone for a drive in the country or something better than banging your head … Continue reading →

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‘Remember those in prison …’

Posted on May 20, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Continue to … Continue reading →

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I think I’m missing something

Posted on March 22, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) What word appears 130 times in the Old Testament and15 times in the New (used mostly by Jesus) but hardly ever shows up in the language of evangelical Christians?  What … Continue reading →

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Stairway to heaven?

Posted on March 11, 2022 by jwfisch

(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 →

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‘Take A Chance On Me’

Posted on January 26, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) I think John is a pioneer. I know Marti is. Are there others? Are there older, wiser people out there who are willing to invest in me, believe in me, … Continue reading →

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Reaching for the eternal ‘oughtness’

Posted on January 17, 2022 by jwfisch

“I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. I refuse to accept the idea … Continue reading →

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