Tag Archives: pandemic

Coming in through the window

Posted on September 4, 2020 by jwfisch

Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.  Edith Wharton My wife loves open windows. If she had it her way, she would have our windows open year-round, rain or shine. It’s about the fresh air. I’m thinking about … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Jesus, pandemic | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Are we living in a ghost town?

Posted on August 10, 2020 by jwfisch

When it comes to road trips, I like to make plans. I love maps — the kind you get at gas stations that you can unfold and spread out in front of you where you can see the whole state … Continue reading →

Posted in Facing death, pandemic | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Isaac’s turn to sleep

Posted on July 17, 2020 by jwfisch

Funny thing happened to me on the way to the Catch. I was reminded of a picture book my wife, Marti, made for our granddaughter, Jocelyn. It’s about a huggable stuffed leopard we gave her named Isaac, and an imaginary … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, pandemic, parenting | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Anna of Arendelle

Posted on July 15, 2020 by jwfisch

A funny thing happened to me this time on the way to the Catch. I ran into Princess Anna of Arendelle. Not the animated version from the Disney movie, Frozen, but the real princess — the younger sister of Elsa, … Continue reading →

Posted in gospel of welcome, grace, pandemic, parenting | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Strike two!

Posted on July 14, 2020 by jwfisch

The funny thing that happened to me on the way to the Catch today makes me wonder if I want to keep this “lighten up” theme going all week for fear of what might happen the rest of the week, … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, pandemic | Tagged , | 10 Comments

A funny thing happened on the way to the Catch

Posted on July 13, 2020 by jwfisch

This was to be the first day of something on the lighter side this week just to try and counteract all the negative news going down. Not that we want to put our heads in the sand and pretend something … Continue reading →

Posted in pandemic | Tagged | 7 Comments

We need to be uncomfortable

Posted on June 8, 2020 by jwfisch

by Elizabeth Shirk Elizabeth is our new “millennial writer.” She lives in inner city Chicago where her father is a “missionary” to the art culture there. Elizabeth recently graduated from college with honors and is pursuing a career in teaching. … Continue reading →

Posted in community, diversity, pandemic, racism | Tagged , | 7 Comments

‘Jocelyn for President!’

Posted on June 4, 2020 by jwfisch

“When the world gets better, we’ll have a pool party, and everyone’s invited.” I can’t leave this alone. This is my granddaughter Jocelyn’s solution to the global pandemic, global recession, racial unrest and rioting and looting going on right now … Continue reading →

Posted in community, diversity, grace turned outward, Memorial Day, pandemic, politics | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Catch the wave

Posted on June 3, 2020 by jwfisch

But let justice roll down like waters And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.  Amos 5:24 With the pandemic going on and the resulting economic crisis, joined this week by the racial upheaval in our cities, I’ve been struggling trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in church, pandemic | Tagged , | 2 Comments

‘Till we meet again’

Posted on May 18, 2020 by jwfisch

First the title caught my eye. It came in an email I receive through an online Christianity Today subscription. “Died: Joyce Lin, Missionary Pilot Transporting Coronavirus Supplies: The American crashed just months after she started flying in Indonesia.” Then I … Continue reading →

Posted in diversity, Facing death, pandemic | Tagged , , | 4 Comments