Signs & Wonders Blog

A few days ago, I temporarily returned to the state where I have lived most of my life. Minnesota state law says the fishing opener must occur two weekends before Memorial Day. That often coincides with Mother’s Day, which includes this year. That hasn’t mattered to me since I’ve never been a fan of fishing. Besides that, my mother passed away five years ago. As an evangelist, I think of evangelism when people discuss fishing. Jesus told his disciples to be fishers of men (Matthew 4:19). Sadly, many Christians talk more about evangelism than actually doing it. It reminds me of “The Parable of the Fishless Fishermen” written by John M. Drescher that someone emailed me years ago: There was a group called The Fisherman's Fellowship. They were surrounded by streams and lakes full of hungry fish. They met regularly to discuss the call to fish, the abundance of fish, and the thrill of catching fish. They got excited about fishing! Someone suggested that they needed a philosophy of fi...

The Ichthys (also known as the "Jesus fish") is a widely recognized symbol initially used by the early Christians as a secret way of expressing their faith. Nowadays, this symbol is used openly not only by believers but for unbelievers who have perverted it to promote their ungodly beliefs. Atheists have put "Darwin" fishes with legs on the back of their cars. In response, some Christians display a "Truth" fish eating the Darwin fish with the caption, “Survival of the Fittest.” This afternoon while I was working on my laptop computer at Panera Bread, a young woman sat at the table next to me with a “rainbow fish” bumper sticker pasted on her laptop. When I asked her what that meant, she said that it endorsed a belief in both gay rights and Christianity. I asked her if she ever read the entire Bible. When she replied that she had not done so, I told her that I was a minister and pointed out that homosexuality and Christianity cannot be compatible. After re...