Posts by Dennis Fritz (Page 3)

Rescuing the Lost!

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government ordered 110,000 people of Japanese descent into internment camps. Yet when offered the chance to join the Army, many Japanese-Americans jumped at the opportunity to prove their loyalty. Hundreds ended up in the 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, a Japanese-American unit that saw some of the…

Victory!

“When [Jesus] saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were troubled and downcast, like sheep without a shepherd.” Matthew 9:36 Do these adjectives, “troubled” and “downcast”, describe you? Lately, I think, in one way or another, we have all felt at least a little troubled and downcast. Here in the…

Are You Afraid of Dying?

During the coronavirus pandemic we were witness via the news to many deaths. While death is not uncommon with 7,452 people dying on average each day in the United States, the pandemic has heightened our awareness. As a result, many have been considering their own mortality. Have you considered yours? Are you afraid of dying?…

Follow Jesus

When was the last time that you used the stars to navigate? Stars? We don’t even use printed maps anymore. We pull up “maps” on our smart devices and away we go. It wasn’t that long ago when stars were used for navigation, and today we still have a vestige of that practice: the North…