Tag Archives: death

‘Till we meet again’

Posted on May 18, 2020 by jwfisch

First the title caught my eye. It came in an email I receive through an online Christianity Today subscription. “Died: Joyce Lin, Missionary Pilot Transporting Coronavirus Supplies: The American crashed just months after she started flying in Indonesia.” Then I … Continue reading →

Posted in diversity, Facing death, pandemic | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Spiritual first responders

Posted on May 6, 2020 by jwfisch

Empathy: to step into someone else’s shoes and feel what they feel. If you missed our BlogTalkRadio interview with Doug Stevens last night, I urge you, if your boots are on the ground anywhere, to listen to the podcast at … Continue reading →

Posted in Facing death, pandemic | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Laugh uncontrollably

Posted on February 11, 2020 by jwfisch

There’s another saying on the wall of my kitchen; this one simply is “Laugh uncontrollably.” How long has it been since you laughed like this? One man that could elicit uncontrollable laughter is sadly no longer with us. It’s been … Continue reading →

Posted in relationships, Worldview | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

When eternity breaks in on us

Posted on January 27, 2020 by jwfisch

It’s impossible to live near L.A. as someone who writes every day, and not write something about Kobe Bryant this morning. You would have to be an alien who just landed on this planet to not know what went on … Continue reading →

Posted in Facing death, family, Meaning of life, parenting, sports, walk by faith | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Walking into heaven

Posted on November 19, 2019 by jwfisch

We had a thoughtful comment about death from one of our readers after yesterday’s Catch about Enoch, one of the two people we know of who have been ushered into heaven without dying. Our reader made a distinction between death … Continue reading →

Posted in Facing death | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Left behind

Posted on October 24, 2019 by jwfisch

I almost turned around and went back up north to see Ron again yesterday. I got to thinking about what I wrote about in yesterday’s Catch — how I went there for myself, to renew the blessing I received from … Continue reading →

Posted in Facing death, Tragedy | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Faith more real than faith

Posted on October 22, 2019 by jwfisch

It was most likely my last time to see Ron Ritchie. His body is shutting down. They are not trying to treat the cancer, only to keep him comfortable, which they are doing. As of yesterday, at least, he’s in … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, walk by faith | Tagged , | 11 Comments

‘If I should die before I wake’

Posted on July 11, 2019 by jwfisch

  Now I lay me down to sleep; I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. The recent death of 27-year-old starting major league pitcher … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Meaning of life | Tagged , , | 6 Comments