Fresh heart for the journey
Don’t look now, but there’s danger behind you! It’s easy to feel like a runaway semi is in back of you and just about to close the distance and squash you! We are being ganged up on; there’s no doubt about that. There’s the rancid, hot breath of government stupidity behind us, threatening to […]
Don’t know what to do with that stick in your hand? Give it to Someone who knows how to use it! It’s startling, but we seldom conceive of the difference God will make in a situation! We should know better. We’ve been around long enough to see that when God is combined with any […]
“He will not shout or raise his voice in public. He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged. He will not falter or lose heart until justice prevails throughout the earth.” Isaiah 42:2-4 NLT For those of us waiting for […]
“Let’s go across to those heathen… perhaps the Lord will do a miracle for us. I Samuel 14:6 TLB In this day of wide-spread doubt as to God’s power and intentions, it’s difficult to find faith in quantifiable amounts in most… even Christians! We hear things like: “If God wants to do something, He’ll […]
For the next several weeks, we will look back at some of Scripture’s best ‘life lesson’ instructors. Their stories can reset our live’s instrumentation. “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Genesis 50:20 NIV In one of […]
“Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?” Matthew 6:27 NLT Let me tell you about my sad launch of this day. I woke up in the dark in our friend’s RV (in town for the memorial service for her mother) worried about the three steps down to where my clothes […]
“Jesus said, “You’re asking the wrong question. You’re looking for someone to blame. There is no such cause-effect here. Look instead for what God can do.” John 9:2,3 MSG We love ‘cause and effect’ answers to our questions. There are always people and ideas to blame when our lives are disheveled and out of […]
In Exodus 33 we’re privy to a conversation between Moses and God. As Moses had been on Mt. Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments, Aaron was down below helping the rebellious Israelites mold a calf from their jewelry. “This is the god who brought you out of slavery in Egypt” was his declaration. And the […]
There is a bold, outright lie that many Christians believe and can affect the outcome of our present battle with evil’s attempt to destroy our world. Here it is: “If we don’t represent an overwhelming majority, we can’t make a difference. We must have consensus!” It’s called the ‘Lotsa People Syndrome.’ It denigrates the […]
Could God play “Brahms’s Lullaby” using just a bass drum? There are times in our lives when we need to ask ourselves preposterous questions about our God. Scripture requires it. If God is able to “[carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our […]
I am a pastor, teacher, and encourager. I am a happy husband and leader of a family tribe now numbering 13. I am President of Fresh Heart Ministries and consider called of God to help you grow in your spiritual walk … let you know how special you are to God … and have some fun while doing so.