Tag Archives: sports

Spring Training Weekend

Posted on March 4, 2025 by jwfisch

Outside my window, across the street is the campus of a community college. Beyond that, probably about a mile away, is the airport with a plane taking off every minute or two. The airport building from here looks like Noah’s … Continue reading →

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Playing from victory

Posted on February 15, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) “You play from victory, not for victory.” Cooper Kupp, Super Bowl LVI MVP I had to think about it for a while to make sure I heard him correctly. Yes, … Continue reading →

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What you don’t know about Super Bowl XXVII

Posted on February 11, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) The year was 1993. It was Super Bowl XXVII in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. And the halftime show was the first time the whole show featured one performer, … Continue reading →

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Go Rams? No. Go Lewis!

Posted on February 10, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) “The Rams are back, the Super Bowl is back, and The Great Lewis Lazarus never left.” So goes the last sentence of an article in the Los Angeles Times today … Continue reading →

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The Bengals versus Matthew Stafford

Posted on February 9, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Randall Balmer, our BlogTalkRadio guest last night, is rooting for the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl on Sunday. Not because he is a Rams fan, but because he … Continue reading →

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So what’s spiritual about football?

Posted on January 25, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch. It’s that time of year when a young man’s fancy turns to … football? Yes, at least here in America with four teams left standing and two more weekends of … Continue reading →

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Go for the gold

Posted on August 10, 2021 by jwfisch

You do not belong to yourself. Now there is a radical and revolutionary statement. You will not hear that from any politician, or social media guru, or any sports or movie star, or any business leader today. You may not … Continue reading →

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Big Game Rivalry Week

Posted on November 21, 2019 by jwfisch

Rivalry week has come a little early here in southern California. Most of the west coast intra-state rivalries (Washington vs Washington St., Oregon vs Oregon St., Arizona vs Arizona St.) are having their games next weekend. But here in southern … Continue reading →

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Super apology

Posted on February 4, 2019 by jwfisch

Well everybody, after all is said and done with Super Bowl LIII, I think I would have rather had church.

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The difference between good and great

Posted on May 31, 2017 by jwfisch

What’s the difference between good and great? That’s a question that affects a lot of what we do, from our jobs, to our ministries, to our service in the community, to what it means to be a father, mother, husband … Continue reading →

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