Fresh heart for the journey
With the reversal of Roe Vs Wade this week, the ensuring angst running amok in our cities and the blatant disregard to God by many and the outright fists shaken in His face… these can be frightening times. But along with the troubles bubbling up around us, there appears clear evidence that God is […]
“Don’t you know he enjoys giving rest to those he loves?” Psalm 127:2 MSG It is estimated that sleep-related problems affect 50 to 70 million Americans of all ages and socioeconomic classes. I would hope that not many Christians are included in those statistics. But in spite of Psalm 127’s assurances regarding God’s desire […]
“When they said, “Let’s go to the house of God,” my heart leaped for joy.” Psalm 122:1 MSG Although written by a Jewish king to Jewish people on their way to Jerusalem to worship, I firmly believe God is giving us permission to use this verse also for the day and environment we live […]
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life— and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.” Romans 12:1 MSG For every one of us who […]
I love the amazingly powerful way God uses his voice. Listen to some descriptors from Psalm 29:4-9 NLT “The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea… it thunders… it’s powerful and majestic. The voice of the Lord splits mighty cedar trees, makes mountains skip like calves. It strikes with bolts of lightning, makes the wilderness […]
I’ve always been impressed by the 200 men of Issachar who joined others attempting to keep David alive until he had become King of Israel. They stood out from the others because they “understood the times and knew what Israel should do.” (I Chronicles 12) How well do you understand the times we’re in […]
I have no idea how it happened, but it did. For the first time since 2004 I sent out a devotional that required a password to open. So sorry for that. I re-sent it without that restriction but by then some of you thought I had gone ‘woke’ or something more sinister. Please be aware […]
Let’s try this again! I am sorry and not at all sure how I managed to send this week’s devotional for ‘password approval’ only. You need to know that since my first Fresh Heart devotional the end of 2003 I have always intended for anything you read here… once it leaves me […]
“You let the world, which doesn’t know the first thing about living, tell you how to live.” Ephesians 2:2 MSG Let me state the sometimes-forgotten truth… we live on a battlefield between the kingdom of this world and the Kingdom of heaven. They have totally opposite operating systems and the success of each will […]
When Malachi put the period after the last chapter and verse of his Minor Prophet book in the Old Testament, God went quiet for about 400 years. What would He have to say when He appeared in person through his Son, the Messiah? When Jesus opened the pages of his earthly ministry, his was […]
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.