Tag Archives: relationships

Till we have faces

Posted on May 18, 2021 by jwfisch

Till We Have Faces is a novel by C.S. Lewis which is a retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche. It is a title that has new meaning since we have been isolated in a pandemic for over a … Continue reading →

Posted in pandemic, relationships | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Hugging is back

Posted on April 16, 2021 by jwfisch

When Chandler and I visited Anne Marie Ritchie last summer in Idaho, we held our arms open to each other six feet apart and said, “Hug, hug.” It was terrible. With Anne Marie’s French heritage, there should have been not … Continue reading →

Posted in love, pandemic, relationships | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

California Highway 36

Posted on March 19, 2021 by jwfisch

Today, we leave the town of Red Bluff, California and travel west for what our GPS says is roughly three and a half hours on California Highway 36, a little-known piece of the state highway system that passes through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural beauty, parenting, relationships | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Knowing what you don’t know

Posted on March 17, 2021 by jwfisch

Chandler is a leader. He may not have all the tools, or know how to use them, but that doesn’t matter. He leads anyway by sheer will. I am also constantly surprised by how much he knows. He will enter … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, grace turned outward, relationships | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Zooming with Jesus

Posted on January 27, 2021 by jwfisch

For where two or three gather together in my name, I am there among them. Matthew 18:20 I met with a fellow pastor yesterday for about 45 minutes on a zoom call. I must admit, this pandemic is changing a … Continue reading →

Posted in church, relationships | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Virtual relationships

Posted on January 21, 2021 by jwfisch

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for man to be alone.” Genesis 2:18 Aside from the devastating consequences of sickness and death that this pandemic has wreaked on the world is something even more widespread that has … Continue reading →

Posted in body life, relationships | Tagged , | 4 Comments

21

Posted on September 9, 2020 by jwfisch

                            What is 21? It’s a card game. A 2008 movie with Kevin Spacey. A clothing store. A winning score in ping pong. But for everyone at … Continue reading →

Posted in family, relationships | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Drive-by

Posted on July 16, 2020 by jwfisch

A funny thing happened on the way to the Catch this week. I was involved in a drive-by … birthday party! It was for our daughter-in-law who turned 40 this week. Unable to arrange for the big gathering he wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in family, parenting, relationships | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Are we generating life or strife?

Posted on July 8, 2020 by jwfisch

Why is it that so often I return from social converse with a spirit worn, a lack, a disappointment—even a sting of shame, as for some low, unworthy thing?   —George MacDonald Have you noticed how these days, almost every … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity and politics, diversity, politics, relationships | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood

Posted on April 28, 2020 by jwfisch

Have you noticed how your neighborhood is starting to look more and more like Mr. Rogers’? Are there more people out in your neighborhood? I generally hear more noise around my house. With people staying home, they’re finding things to … Continue reading →

Posted in community, pandemic, relationships | Tagged , , | 2 Comments