Tag Archives: faith

Are we hoarding or giving?

Posted on April 13, 2020 by jwfisch

We’ve got to take care of each other. Someone helped us this morning which enabled us to help someone else. That’s the way it goes. We’ve got to look out for one another.

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Overcoming fear

Posted on March 12, 2020 by jwfisch

How do we eliminate fear? By taking charge of our situation. By doing something instead of nothing. The two servants who invested the money the Master entrusted to them were not afraid (Matthew 25:14-28). If they had any fear at … Continue reading →

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Bringing in the Christmas tree

Posted on January 29, 2020 by jwfisch

Inquiring minds want to know. If it took cutting up my dry Christmas tree with a chainsaw to get it out of the house, how did I get it in? Enough people asked me the question to indicate there were … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Pilgrimage

Posted on October 23, 2019 by jwfisch

There was no question. As soon as I found out Ron Ritchie was under hospice care at home, and his sons had been called in, I had to go. It was not a nice thing to do; it was a … Continue reading →

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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 →

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“Could”s and “should”s

Posted on August 15, 2019 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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‘Angels’ Skaggs dies at 27’

Posted on July 2, 2019 by jwfisch

    How does this happen? How does a 27-year-old healthy athlete just die overnight? Tyler Skaggs, starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Texas yesterday morning. Nothing but questions … Continue reading →

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Pushing back the darkness

Posted on May 1, 2019 by jwfisch

“The heroism is standing up to evil, standing up to darkness. We can’t just be bystanders, we need to be activists and get out there and be heroes. Light pushes away darkness.”       – Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, Poway, California … Continue reading →

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Channeling your inner wolf

Posted on March 18, 2019 by jwfisch

We have a 4-pound Chihuahua who thinks she is a lot bigger than she really is. Should she ever have a conflict with one of our other Chihuahuas, she will pull back her lips, bare her teeth and her ferocious … Continue reading →

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