Tag Archives: prayer

‘Thy will be done’

Posted on January 7, 2021 by jwfisch

Yesterday was one of the darker days in U.S. history, no matter what your take on it or your political persuasion. And what happens from here is equally disrupting. It was unsettling to see as revered an icon and symbol … Continue reading →

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Pray

Posted on December 15, 2020 by jwfisch

The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. (1 Peter 4:7) “The world might end today.” “Let us all bow for a word of prayer.” The end of all things is … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Fifteen miles of answered prayer

Posted on April 17, 2020 by jwfisch

Our daughter, Anne (everyone calls her Anney) is an E.R. doctor in a hospital on the west end of Honolulu. This particular hospital serves a high percentage of poor indigenous Hawaiians. She often says she works in a third-world country. … Continue reading →

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‘Can we go around again?’

Posted on April 15, 2019 by jwfisch

This weekend I’ve been into one of my favorite passages in scripture, 1 John chapter one. I spoke on it to an adult Sunday morning class at a church in Fullerton, California, and last night in our own online Catch … Continue reading →

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What the world needs now (is what we’ve got)

Posted on July 9, 2018 by jwfisch

It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of … Coming off of a patriotic week, it’s only right that we would check our own commitment to the things that will make a real difference in our country. A … Continue reading →

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‘When you pray …’

Posted on May 31, 2018 by jwfisch

“When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. But when … Continue reading →

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Mutual aid fellowship

Posted on January 4, 2018 by jwfisch

Many people’s experience with church is spending an hour on Sunday morning or Saturday night worshiping God in music and listening to someone teach from the word of God. Contact with others is limited and entirely up to you to … Continue reading →

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Are you knocking a miracle?

Posted on November 17, 2017 by jwfisch

When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that, instead of opening the door, she ran back inside and told everyone, “Peter is standing at the door!” “You’re out of your mind!” they said. When she insisted, they decided, … Continue reading →

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Hotline to Heaven

Posted on June 28, 2017 by jwfisch

I am not pleased when I realize how often I forget that prayer is a viable option. Sometimes it’s the last thing I think of. Sometimes I never think of it. And by this I don’t mean my own personal … Continue reading →

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