Tag Archives: empowerment

Yes you can!

Posted on June 16, 2015 by jwfisch

Two little words that do not belong in the vocabulary of one of Gideon’s 300: “I can’t.” Peter actually walked on water for a few steps because he had his eye on Jesus and believed that he could step out … Continue reading →

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Power, Strength and ella-minnow-pee

Posted on January 23, 2015 by jwfisch

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: it is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith. (Romans 1:16 RSV) But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to … Continue reading →

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Timely advice from Elastigirl

Posted on December 29, 2014 by jwfisch

For such a time as this, I offer some advice from “Elastigirl,” the “super” from one of my favorite animated movies, “The Incredibles.”  Bob and Helen Par are retired superheroes trying to have a normal life, raising a family in the … Continue reading →

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‘The spirits did it all in one night’

Posted on December 26, 2014 by jwfisch

Every Christmas, we enjoy two or three versions of Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol. Whether it’s Albert Finney, Patrick Stewart, Bill Murray, Jim Carrey, or the local community theater actor who performs it every year, it doesn’t seem to matter. It’s … Continue reading →

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Doing what you ‘could’ do

Posted on October 3, 2014 by jwfisch

When teams that could win face teams that should win, what usually happens? The teams that could win, win. That’s because they are playing with something extra. They are already above expectations just to be in the same arena with … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 5, 2014 by jwfisch

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our … Continue reading →

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Good company

Posted on August 15, 2013 by jwfisch

If there is anything we have in common with the people God used as reported in the pages of the Bible, it was that they were ordinary, fallible people like you and me. Kind of knocks out all of our … Continue reading →

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Chasing the Wild Goose

Posted on August 14, 2013 by jwfisch

by Marti Fischer [The “Wild Goose” is the name in Celtic Christianity for the Holy Spirit, the person of the Trinity which is the indwelling Spirit, the immanence of the divine in the real world. The Wild Goose is the … Continue reading →

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