Tag Archives: the cross

Coloring eggs

Posted on April 7, 2021 by jwfisch

My wife got upset with me yesterday because, in my eagerness to keep Easter going, I came home from the grocery store with a dozen hard-boiled, colored eggs. Now admittedly, eggs and bunnies and little chicken peeps are not what … Continue reading →

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The conspiracy of the cross

Posted on April 6, 2021 by jwfisch

I want to keep Easter going. I want to stay focused on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I want to keep having the Lord’s Supper every night so we can remember Christ’s death until He comes back. I … Continue reading →

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View from the cross

Posted on April 2, 2021 by jwfisch

We dare not judge anyone that Jesus gave His life to forgive. And today is the day Jesus gave His life to forgive us all. Today is Friday. Good Friday. “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” … Continue reading →

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Stuck on Jesus

Posted on August 31, 2020 by jwfisch

Look at us over the last week and a half. Go to our website and scroll down through the recent Catches and you’ll find they are all about Jesus. “Jesus is the answer” 8/28/20 “The truth about Jesus never … Continue reading →

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A better way to His heart

Posted on July 3, 2020 by jwfisch

“If you meet that poor wretch that thrust his spear into my side, tell him there is another way — a better way — to get at my heart. If he will repent, and look upon the one he has … Continue reading →

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Billy’s Cross

Posted on April 15, 2020 by jwfisch

This poem about Billy Graham was composed in 2013 by his brother-in-law, Leighton Ford, for Billy’s 95th birthday. Billy Graham died in February of 2018, nine months short of his 100th birthday. For almost a century, he was “America’s evangelist.” … Continue reading →

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Nailed

Posted on January 31, 2020 by jwfisch

This is it. We are down to our last day for Mike’s $500 Match. Thanks to David and Robert who increased their amounts yesterday, we are now only $165 away from monthly pledges that will guarantee the Catch an increase … Continue reading →

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‘Behold I am making all things new’

Posted on December 23, 2019 by jwfisch

Last night in our Catch church service on line, we had a blessed time recalling Isaiah 53 as the true meaning of Christmas. Remembering it was the birth of a suffering servant whose life was “cut short in midstream” for … Continue reading →