Thoughts By John Fischer

2025-04-21

The Shirt Off His Back

"And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” 1 John 3:16 Today, someone offered me the shirt off his back.

2025-03-28

“Hanging In There” Not Allowed!

I've got a mission today. It's as big as the Kingdom of God on earth. Find out my part today and do it. "Hanging in there" not allowed!

2025-03-12

Unconsumed

There is so much more to know and experience of GOD than what we are currently aware of.

2025-02-25

Thinking Like a Servant

Learning to give preference to others is one of the true marks of a Christian because it is so contrary to human nature.

2025-02-12

Love Over the Long Haul

Did you ever stop to think about what a bad deal Jesus got when He chose us to be His bride? No one would blame Him if He gave up on us.

2025-01-25

The Glorious Inequity of Grace

If you want to get a little taste of what God is like, try loving your enemies, lending money to those you know won't pay you back, and then try being kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.

2024-12-10

The Christmas Test

God becoming human is the true message of Christmas. It is a cataclysmic event - a pivotal moment in the history of planet earth.

2024-12-05

The Gospel According To You

Some readers have wondered why I would quote the likes of Woody Allen and Rabbi Kushner, or make mention of Jimmy Buffet.

2024-11-16

It’s All About Jesus

The Gospel message has gotten a little foggy these days with all the attention being paid to politics, family values, and culture wars, and a lot of folks have lost track of the fact that it's all about Jesus.

2024-11-02

The Silent Scream

We live in a time of momentous fear. Terrorism and economic hardship grip many people, but their screams are mostly silent. Those who could help are walking away.

2024-10-27

24-Hour Faith

So you see, it isn't enough just to have faith. Faith that doesn't show itself by good deeds is no faith at all -- it is dead and useless. (James 2:17)

2024-10-04

The Power of What You Think

“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 ‘I think, therefore

2024-09-27

Born Again at 101

Vicky never gave up. For 42 years she prayed for her uncle. Last year she

2024-09-25

There It Is

Truth “Truth is incontrovertible. Ignorance may attack it and malice may deride it, but in

2024-08-25

Shoeshine Man

When it comes to serving one another, think of yourself as the shoeshine man.

2024-08-03

More Than a Crutch

Christianity isn't a crutch; it's an iron lung. It's a cure for cancer. It's a heart transplant.

2024-07-12

Worship on the Go

God doesn't desire more of our time, sometime, He desires more of our attention all the time. "My eyes are ever on the Lord." Psalms 25:15

2024-07-11

Are You One of Those Born Again Christians?

2024-05-24

Get Up and Get Out

As a friend of mine said once, almost nonchalantly, a true Christian is choosing the most dangerous occupation in the world.

2024-03-18

Two Penny Offering

Serving and giving are two verbs that describe the essence of the Christian life. I wish this weren't true because I have trouble with both of these. Serving is something I have expected others to do for me, and giving is something I often put off until I have more.

2024-02-21

Receiving the Baton

The likes of Noah, Abraham and Paul, himself, are counting on you. You've got the baton now, and they can't receive the prize they fought so hard for until you finish.

2024-01-02

Looking for a New Road

Are you aware of having certain patterns in your life that you are unable - even unwilling to change? They seem so entrenched, so beyond your ability to do anything about.

2023-12-10

God Isn’t Fair (thank goodness)

There is relatively little difference between the most ungrateful, wicked people I can think of and me, and I had better be deeply grateful that God is, in fact, "unfair" in this way,

2023-10-10

On Parade

God has us on parade. Part of our mission is consciously telling people about Christ. Another part of it is unconsciously telling people about Christ.

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