Tag Archives: unconditional love

I Never Had It So Good

Posted on January 6, 2025 by jwfisch

Marti and I were married on January 4, 1975. Such a date for a wedding has its advantages and disadvantages, especially when it comes to anniversaries. A definite disadvantage is that we are often spent from the holidays by the … Continue reading →

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Hard to receive

Posted on July 22, 2022 by jwfisch

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) A real relationship with God is so hard for us to accept because we can do nothing to earn it, and nothing to discredit it. We are not used to … Continue reading →

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No more “Love the sinner; hate the sin”

Posted on August 16, 2019 by jwfisch

When you love someone you embrace the whole person. This whole “Love the sinner; hate the sin” thing should be buried for good — not because it’s wrong, but because it’s impossible. If you’re going to love me and hate … Continue reading →

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Speechless in (your city here)

Posted on July 12, 2019 by jwfisch

If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself. 2 Timothy 2:13 We have a Catch member who has found out his wife has been unfaithful. Though his heart has been broken and he’s lost nights of … Continue reading →

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Let God do the sorting

Posted on July 20, 2017 by jwfisch

About a million years ago, Carole, one of our long-time Catch members with a very active sense of humor, sent me the following comment that I just managed to dig up (which makes this whole thing go back at least … Continue reading →

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Halfway to God? I don’t think so.

Posted on March 23, 2017 by jwfisch

There is no halfway to love. Love goes all the way. Halfway leaves you dangling on a bridge to nowhere, waiting for the other person to come to you, and that may be something they may not be able or … Continue reading →

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Swallow the bug

Posted on November 21, 2016 by jwfisch

Gary drinks a grape juice and quinine water drink every night before he goes to bed and claims it has stopped him from waking up in the middle of the night with leg cramps. Well a few nights ago he … Continue reading →

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The importance of staying broken

Posted on September 21, 2015 by jwfisch

There’s a way to look at the world and especially the people in it that sets you apart. Sadly, it becomes the way many Christians, who, because they are trying to separate themselves from their own messes, end up staying … Continue reading →

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How God loves

Posted on August 10, 2015 by jwfisch

Only God can love like this. Just as I am. Come as you are. No conditions. No requirements. No clean-up. No reorientation.

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Grieving couple creates care package

Posted on July 23, 2015 by jwfisch

We are getting Chandler’s first care package ready to send out today. More of his clothes, his backpack, shampoo and conditioner, more pictures to add to the photo album Marti made that we sent along with him, a personal CD … Continue reading →

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