Tag Archives: Natural beauty

California Highway 36

Posted on March 19, 2021 by jwfisch

Today, we leave the town of Red Bluff, California and travel west for what our GPS says is roughly three and a half hours on California Highway 36, a little-known piece of the state highway system that passes through the … Continue reading →

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Discovering Jesus

Posted on September 16, 2020 by jwfisch

One of the things I love about Jesus is that He makes you search for Him even when He’s standing right in front of you. (Warning: This Catch is going to be difficult for those who are mostly left-brained. My … Continue reading →

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Craters of the Moon National Monument

Posted on August 14, 2020 by jwfisch

“Visit the moon without leaving Idaho,” reads the cover of one of the brochures for Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho, a place Chandler and I visited on our recent trip. It’s a fascinating place with over 53,000 … Continue reading →

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Gone fischin’

Posted on July 28, 2020 by jwfisch

Hikin’ to the top of a mountain Drinkin’ water from a cool, clear stream Watchin’ the sunset and talkin’ to God And knowin’ He loves me.                  from “Simple Pleasures” by John Fischer … Continue reading →

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Just outside my door

Posted on March 24, 2020 by jwfisch

I went for a short walk this morning just a little ways outside my house. I breathed in the crisp fresh air. No coronavirus there. I felt the warm sun radiate on my face contrasting with the cold air all … Continue reading →

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Where beauty comes from

Posted on June 12, 2019 by jwfisch

I have recently been introduced to a new organization that has chosen beauty along with truth and goodness as one of its core values. I think this is splendid. Beauty has never been an important value in evangelical Christianity, at … Continue reading →

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Beautiful words

Posted on June 11, 2019 by jwfisch

Shari, one of our Catch readers, commented that she is currently in a book club that is reading the book, A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline. It’s a historical novel based on the life and times of … Continue reading →

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Clothed with gladness

Posted on March 22, 2019 by jwfisch

The grasslands of the desert overflow;           the hills are clothed with gladness. The meadows are covered with flocks           and the valleys are mantled with grain;           … Continue reading →

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