Tag Archives: forgiveness

Welcome home; all is forgiven

Posted on March 6, 2020 by jwfisch

I have some really good news for everyone today It’s not just good news; it’s preposterously Good News. It’s an Old Testament statement of a New Testament reality. (You see, God’s been at this for a long time.) “I, the … Continue reading →

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Forgive quickly

Posted on February 12, 2020 by jwfisch

If you had been somehow able to view from outside the bathroom window, the conversation I once had with my wife, (why is it that all meaningful conversations in my house happen in the bathroom or the kitchen?) you would … Continue reading →

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Nothing to regret

Posted on February 10, 2020 by jwfisch

We have a sign in our kitchen that reads, among other short pieces of advice like “Forgive quickly” — “Never regret anything that made you smile.” I’m going to shorten that to just, “Never regret anything. Period.”

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Nailed

Posted on January 31, 2020 by jwfisch

This is it. We are down to our last day for Mike’s $500 Match. Thanks to David and Robert who increased their amounts yesterday, we are now only $165 away from monthly pledges that will guarantee the Catch an increase … Continue reading →

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The miracle of forgiveness

Posted on January 23, 2020 by jwfisch

Catch MemberPartner, Robert, from Seattle, shared with us a “sore thumb” story about forgiveness. The story was featured on TV, so it reached a large number of people and makes a statement that no sermon could ever equal. And even … Continue reading →

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Tender mercies

Posted on November 13, 2019 by jwfisch

This week we are looking for the new covenant in the Old Testament of the Bible. Most Christians have a tendency to think about the Old Testament as being all about the old covenant, and the New Testament all about … Continue reading →

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Football, forgiveness and a fallacy

Posted on August 29, 2019 by jwfisch

As Christians and evangelical Christianity get more and more mention in the press, we need to be smarter about testing what is properly represented, misrepresented, or what might have been compromised in the process. For instance, I read a newspaper … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness Now!

Posted on August 13, 2019 by jwfisch

If you had been somehow able to view from outside our bathroom window, the conversation I just had with my wife, (why is it that all meaningful conversations in my house happen in the bathroom or the kitchen?) you … Continue reading →

Posted in freedom, grace | Tagged forgiveness, guilt and freedom | 1 Comment

Grace Card: Don’t leave home without it

Posted on August 11, 2019 by jwfisch

Any relationship is going to require a Grace Card. That’s because we are destined to fail each other over and over again. We will fail each other because we are fallible, and we will fail without even trying, because our … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness: Yes!

Posted on October 5, 2017 by jwfisch

And he said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to … Continue reading →