Tag Archives: spiritual growth

Lose it and use it

Posted on February 26, 2015 by jwfisch

If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. (Mark 8:35) I think I just figured out why I’ve been so irritable lately. Oh, you wouldn’t know because you don’t have to live with me, but … Continue reading →

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Not “even,” but “only”

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jwfisch

His strength; our weakness. Will we ever get it straight? I am getting to where I pretty firmly believe that God does not reach anyone through our strengths, only through our weaknesses. Our strengths only bring us glory. His strength … Continue reading →

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Being broken

Posted on March 20, 2014 by jwfisch

We had George Barna on Catch radio last Tuesday night. I was so excited. Wow, we’ve got George Barna to ourselves for an hour! Finally we’ll find out what’s wrong with the church. This is the guy with all the … Continue reading →

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Feeling the heat

Posted on October 18, 2013 by jwfisch

Laguna Beach is host to an annual Festival of the Arts, a summer long fête of residential artists. The festival is in two parts: one features mostly fine art, the other is more craft oriented. Here there are booths full … Continue reading →

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Against the flow

Posted on September 26, 2013 by jwfisch

“When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.” Not necessarily. I got this from one of those joke pages flying around the Internet. Actually, having everything coming at you may not necessarily mean you’re in the wrong … Continue reading →

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