March 15, 2023
Time and Attention
I once saw a sign that read: "Your God is what you pay attention to." You see, I believe you can pay attention to God while you are doing everything else.
Read more..Thoughts By John Fischer
February 5, 2023
Jesus Way
Love your enemies Pray for those who persecute you If someone forces you to go one mile, go two If someone takes your shirt, give him your coat, too If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also Give to those who ask Don't turn away from those who want to borrow Return good for evil Do not judge others
Read more..December 29, 2022
Grace Turned Outward
Grace, as wonderful as it seems, gets turned down every moment of every day. We don't like receiving free gifts;
Read more..June 20, 2022
Winning and Losing
Life is all about ups and downs. Question: How do you measure the "wins" and "loses" in your life?
Read more..January 27, 2022
Come Alongside
Come alongside. This is really the crux of it all. Just walk alongside people and enter into their lives. Listen. Talk. Laugh. Cry.
Read more..December 20, 2021
God with Us
This is Christmas. This is Emmanuel: God with us. This is the advent - the coming of the Lord. God invading history. The one who invented it coming into it and submitting himself to all his own rules.
Read more..August 16, 2021
Don’t Let Your Past Control Your Future
Release your hold on your life and throw the door open on the dynamic of God's will for your future.
Read more..July 25, 2021
Growing Pains
The spiritual principle of growth - We obey by stepping into our weakness or our fear, trusting in the fact that because it is something He asks of us, He will meet us somewhere along the way with the power to do it.
Read more..June 3, 2021
Justice and Mercy
Is there anybody you'd rather not see in heaven? What if God chooses to extend mercy to that person? Would you go away and pout like Jonah?
Read more..November 16, 2020
Jonah Just Doesn’t Get it
Jonah was so caught up in his own self-righteousness that, in the end, all he could care about was himself and a stupid plant. Meanwhile, God was having compassion for a hundred and twenty thousand people who were trapped in their own ignorance, along with many animals, which God cared about, too.
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