Category Archives: grace

Better than we could possibly have imagined

Posted on July 23, 2021 by jwfisch

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. (Romans … Continue reading →

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Grace that is greater than all our sin

Posted on July 22, 2021 by jwfisch

“Gee, it’s worse than I thought.” “Yeah but the cross is bigger than I thought.” Jim posted the observations above on our website following Tuesday’s Catch where I commented on what my sin must have looked like to me 45 … Continue reading →

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God loves us because He loves us

Posted on July 21, 2021 by jwfisch

I noticed in the comments from yesterday’s Catch that there was an overwhelming sense of wonder as to what God saw in us that was valuable enough to make us worth saving when we know how messed up we are. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dealing with sin, grace, love | Tagged grace, love, sin | 7 Comments

Amazing Grace

Posted on July 14, 2021 by jwfisch

“Are not the gods just?” “Oh, no, my child. Where would we be if they were?” (C. S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces) by Marti Fischer There was once a time when I got distressed about the existence of evil/sin … Continue reading →

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The indignity of indiscriminate acceptance

Posted on April 20, 2021 by jwfisch

Lord, please restore to us the comfort of merit and demerit. Show us that there is at least something we can do. Tell us that at the end of the day there will at least be one redeeming card of … Continue reading →

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It’s a good thing God is kind

Posted on February 12, 2021 by jwfisch

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful … Continue reading →

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It doesn’t matter what your excuse is

Posted on February 9, 2021 by jwfisch

A bruised reed He will not break. Isaiah 42:3 I can see it now. Jesus, on the night in which He was betrayed, goes to the olive grove called Gethsemane taking Peter, James and John with Him, and urges them … Continue reading →

Posted in discipleship, grace, Old/New Covenants | Tagged mercy, new covenant | 1 Comment

Our wishful Washington concert

Posted on January 19, 2021 by jwfisch

What a concert! Yesterday I wrote a Catch about how music might have affected the large political gathering at the Capitol building last week the way music addressed another political crowd gathered near the nation’s capitol back in 1963 … Continue reading →