The Catch with John Fischer

Terry Mattingly writes the nationally syndicated “On Religion” column for the Universal Uclick Syndicate and is Senior Fellow for Media and Religion at The King's College in New York City. He was the founder of the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, which in 2015 was rebooted at The King's College. He is also the founder and editor of the GetReligion website that critiques the mainstream media’s coverage of religion news.

He has worked as a reporter and religion columnist at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver and the Charlotte Observer and the Charlotte News. In 1991, Mattingly began teaching at Denver Seminary. While teaching, he has continued to write the weekly “On Religion” column for the features department of the Scripps Howard News Service in Washington, D.C., which is sent to about 350 newspapers in North America.

Special Guest: Jeff Lockett

Jeff and Kelly Lockett have been homeless and separate from each other for years. Now they are eking it out month-to-month in an apartment. Listen in to tonight’s show to find out what it’s like to be homeless from someone who is there.

The Catch on Blog Talk Radio with John Fischer and very special guest... John's son Chandler. Don't miss this episode.

Tonight with John reads from his book Saint Ben. Order a copy here.

Our guest today is longtime friend Wayne Bridegroom. In this episode, we will seek to discover how a conservative Baptist pastor from a small town in central California ended up ministering to four different ethnic communities at once and how his volunteer work in the community bringing leaders together for the good of all has led him to be awarded with The Martin Luther King Jr Legacy Award .

Wayne is also an award recipient along with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the city of Modesto.

Please join us.

Join John with his brother Dr. David E. Fischer on this episode of The Catch on Blog Talk Radio.

Dr. David E. Fischer graduated Summa Cum Laude from Stanford University with a BA degree in philosophy and in his senior year was President of Stanford in Germany. He then attended two theological seminaries and spent a year as a university assistant chaplain.

Dr. Fischer founded Living Word Bible College in Southern California in 1971. He wrote curricula for 15 courses, including many chapter by chapter Bible book studies, and was a teacher for students from around the world for over 35 years. 

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Dr. Fischer also has authored the book, The Future Great Planet Earth: What they never told you about the last days, which you can download at Amazon, here.

Jonathan Bratt, Chaplain at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY.  Jon served as a Free Methodist pastor in Elkland, Pa.; Pastor for discipleship and family life in Chittenango, N.Y.; and 15 years at the Dearborn Free Methodist Church in Dearborn, MI.   He has served as chaplain of Roberts Wesleyan College since 2008. He works with students in campus ministry, worship team leadership, exploring calling and vocation, and teaches at the college in the area of congregational worship planning and liturgy and Old Testament. 

His wife, Janet and he were both graduates of Roberts.  They have been married for over 30 years, and have three grown children with their first grandchild on the way.

Rob Stutzman Political PR expert will join John to discuss the upcoming elections through the lens of the Gospel of Welcome.

Mr. Stutzman is founder and president of Stutzman Public Affairs, a Sacramento based firm specializing in campaigns, communications and crisis management.

For over 20 years, Mr. Stutzman has been at the center of some of California’s most epic policy and political events, including the last five governor’s races and numerous statewide ballot measures.

Singer/songwriter Noel Paul Stookey has been altering both the musical and ethical landscape of this country and the world for decades—both as the “Paul” of the legendary Peter, Paul and Mary and as an independent musician who passionately believes in bringing the spiritual into the practice of daily life. Funny, irreverently reverent, thoughtful, compassionate—passionate—Stookey’s vocal sound is known all across this land: from the “Wedding Song” to “In These Times.”  Read more, click here.

We are honored to have Paul join us for this episode.

Please join us as we continue our series asking the question... do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? In this episode we invite Drs Safi Kaskas and David Hungerford to The Catch on Blog Talk Radio.

They have recently released The Qur'an - with References to the Bible: A Contemporary Understanding.

Drs. Kaskas’ and Hungerford’s underlying motivation for the translation and inclusion of the extensive footnotes are not intended to promote a particular school of Islam or Christian apologetics. These exist in abundance. Their goal is to build bridges of better understanding, undermine radicalism and enlighten ignorance. This powerful instrument offers Muslims and Christians a fresh insight on the “straight path” to reconciling with God and man; sorely needed and missing from other translations.