Yesterday we stopped in Chicago to catch a Cubbie game at Wrigley field and take in some of the sites around the city. I love coming to Chicago. From the beautiful waterfront, well laid out and clean city streets, vast amount of parks, and endless activities it’s always fun, especially in the fall months. The day before we had been in St. Louis where it was 101 when we stepped outside at 10am so the brisk daytime high of 73 was a nice change of pace. We settled in to our seats around 1:30pm high above third base taking in the view of the rooftop deck seating on all the apartments surrounding the ballpark and the lush ivy hugging the brick along the outfield wall. By the end of the 4th inning I was frustrated enough with the 12 guys seated in front of me that I needed to get… [Read More]
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Crushing love
September 4th, 2011 
Dana Fisher 
Posted in Radical Christianity, Social Justice 
Tags: clay, cross, heart, Jesus, kingdom, Lord, love, pray, praying 
No Comments »growing up christian
July 18th, 2011 dave wow, it’s been a while. i miss the blogosphere community that once was, and hope that it hasn’t forgotten about me! lately i have been thinking a lot about my life and the events/systems of thinking that have shaped the way i interact with God, people and nature. this current stream of thoughts has led me to remember the stumbling blocks that once stood in the way of embracing the Father of my Rabbi. i remembered the first of many questions that would jump start my inevitable crisis of faith, and recalled my inability to embrace the teaching that Jesus lived and died to forgive me of my sins and that his death opened up the pathway to go to heaven. this came during a time that i remember hearing the notion that if i were the only person on earth, Jesus would still have died for my sins. i… [Read More]
Posted in American Christianity Tags: bible, Christ, Christian, Community, faith, God, grace, Jesus, kingdom, kingdom of God, pray, sermon on the mount, sin No Comments »Love lacks a deadline
July 4th, 2011 Dana Fisher When I was a young teenager my uncle came out and told us he was gay. I remember some shock from family, but I don’t remember too much overall. There were no mass hysterics(at least not visibly amongst us kids) and he certainly wasn’t ostracized. In essence, nothing really changed inside the family dynamic. The foundation of love still existed. Years later at 19 years old I took a job as an intern at Bayer Diagnostics working with my dad. Not long before that my uncle had been diagnosed with lung cancer after smoking most of his life. He lived fairly close, and having worked there himself at one point, would come down often to visit former friends and co-workers. I spent quite a few lunch breaks walking to the local pizza shop with him and my dad, hanging out and just chatting. That summer means a lot to me. … [Read More]
What Jesus may have said
June 29th, 2011 Dana Fisher I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. – John 13:17 There are many things I will take away from my time at the Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina this past weekend of which I plan to write in depth on after a little(and much needed) digestion. One question raised in passing during one conversation was the wish that we had more, if not all, of what Jesus said. It is true that we have just a small portion of his 33 years of life wrapped up in the pages of our Bibles but I had never heard this sort of disappointment almost at the fact we did not have more. Mainly for my own benefit I wanted to hash that out in words. In order… [Read More]
Through a Child’s eyes
April 21st, 2011 Dana Fisher Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. ~Matthew 18:3 I got a note from my sister several weeks ago, posted to facebook, that said my nephew had prayed and asked Jesus into his heart. He’s 3. My sister figured he wouldn’t remember but later that night while praying before bed he prayed “thank you Jesus for coming into my heart, I love you God”. Several weeks before, I was visiting my brother in law who is going through some deep struggles of his own. Old Dana would have written him off. Angry and bitter, determined to let someone else’s problems be their own, I would have pulled the knowledge card. I know better, I’d never let myself get there, you deal with it. But when it all happened, as each new detail was revealed, I tried to… [Read More]
Posted in Mercy, Radical Christianity Tags: believer, bible, brother, change, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Community, compassion, desire, God, grace, heart, heaven, Jesus, joy, kingdom, kingdom of God, life, love, Matthew, pray, prayed, praying, radical christian, radical christianity, revenge, struggle, war, weakness No Comments »Wild Goose Festival
April 6th, 2011 Dana Fisher In June, The Simple Way will be sponsoring a 4 day festival in North Carolina called The Wild Goose Festival. The festival will include many great speakers and musicians and will focus on justice, spirituality, music, and art. If you are interested in radical Christianity, gathering ideas for how to change your community for Jesus, or simple want to gather with people for some camping, singing, and praying, come join us! Visit their site for details on tickets, camping, speakers, and to volunteer. Hope to see ya there! Related Posts:Through a Child’s eyesgrowing up christianLove lacks a deadlineWhy you should buy a Qur’anShooting Ourselves in the Foot
Posted in Events Tags: Christ, Christian, Christianity, Community, Jesus, justice, pray, radical christianity No Comments »Why you should buy a Qur’an
April 4th, 2011 Dana Fisher Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul – Matthew 10:28 When you read this word: Muslim, what comes to mind? Hate? 9/11? Terrorists? Does your spin tingle a little and do you feel a little uncomfortable? Do you feel like they need to be “eradicated”? If this is you, if this feels familiar, you aren’t alone. I’d argue most feel like this but it’s important to understand that us trying to kill them is no better than them trying to kill us. Killing “in the name of God” is still killing and is explicitly forbidden by Jesus in Matthew 26:52 and the 10 commandments. Adding God to it is just defaming His name. I sat in church several weeks ago listing to a missionary who has been in Africa for 15 years(and is still there) with his family. He has set up… [Read More]
Posted in American Christianity, Missions Tags: believer, Christ, Christian, church, denomination, God, islam, Jesus, life, love, Matthew, missionary, muslim, muslin, pray, qur'an, radical, radical christian, radical christianity, sin, sinner, violence, witness No Comments »Hey Rob, I gave Love Wins away
March 29th, 2011 Dana Fisher I gave your book away. With all the controversy surrounding Love Wins, rather than take someones word for it I wanted to read it for myself. So when it was finally released, I ordered myself a copy and had it shipped out. It arrived just in time for a plane ride to Boston and I read half of it on the way there Friday night. Early Tuesday morning I boarded my plane back to Denver. Exhausted from a whirlwind weekend of visiting friends, family, and a missions trip presentation, I plopped into my window seat ready for a 4hr nap. But sometimes that isn’t what the Lord has for us. About a half hour into the flight they moved a lady into the empty seat next to me because her tv didn’t work. With my eyes closed and head resting against the wall of the plane I ignored it and… [Read More]
A friend in need in Japan – Help needed
March 22nd, 2011 Dana Fisher This is from a friend of mines wife. Her best friends brother and family are currently stuck in Japan trying to get back to the US. Please read the below and if you can help in any way email Taryn at tarynjoy@gmail.com. There are many many stories like this and if you feel so led to directly help one family in need it would be a great blessing to them. -Dana ———————– As all of you know, Caroline’s brother Chris and his family live in Fukushima, Japan. Chris moved there a few years back to teach English. He fell in love with the Japanese culture and also a wonderful Japanese woman, Kanako. They now have 2 beautiful daughters, Penny (2 yrs old) and Rosalind (7 months). Kanako also has a son who is 11 and his name is Youta. Some of you have gotten the pleasure to meet them when… [Read More]
Posted in Missions Tags: brother, earthquake, fukushima japan, God, Japan, joy, life, light, love, nuclear meltdown, pray, prayer, sin, war No Comments »Missions to Haiti
March 11th, 2011 Dana Fisher My home church sent a bunch of us “young folks” down to Haiti for a missions trip. They are doing some great work rebuilding a school. Check out pictures and updates on their Haiti Blog. One of the people down there is Dave Capozzi, who blogs here when he can. He wrote an awesome blog on seeing Jesus through the conditions and the joy of the locals. Check it out directly here: Jesus is here. Please continue to pray for them as the wrap up their work! Related Posts:What Jesus may have saidLausanne Movement – ConversationPlanoeast Reunion Benefit ConcertLove lacks a deadlineThrough a Child’s eyes
