Fresh heart for the journey
You step into a restaurant to order breakfast. The place is dirty and makes you feel ill at ease. A cranky server interacts with you, giving you the feeling she’d rather be anywhere else but taking your order. The food is long in coming and short on everything else. The bacon isn’t […]
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men.” Matthew 6:5 NIV It’s rather unfortunate that in the church today, we tend to hear only ‘professional pray-ers.’ You know, the ones who know how […]
I’m a bit melancholy today. Not the kind that spirals down into depression. Mine is more like a slow-down of my thought processes to think about things that I seldom think about. And even my mild melancholy doesn’t amount to much nor does it last long. With the motivational gift of ‘exhorter’, I’m a […]
You met my mother-in-law… now meet my father-in-law. Marriott was a survivor of the wild and often frigid winters of North Dakota. He was an amazing man, strong of opinion, dedicated to getting unheard of deals when he purchased new cars, was a neighborhood hero for coming to anyone’s aid if they needed help, […]
I had the most amazing mother-in-law! Peg Albertson started as a teacher in a one-room school in Northern Wisconsin, and retired as a librarian many decades later. In addition she raised an absolutely marvelous daughter who I was smart enough to marry. In retirement she honed a skill she had practiced for most of […]
I really think that in our poor obedience and stunted requests, we don’t receive from God as much as He would love to pour into our lives. When we give freely of our lives, our finances and strength… and we do it in service and out of love for Him, He loves to surprise us […]
“God’s blessing makes life rich; nothing we do can improve on God.” Proverbs 10:22 MSG When you get to your late seventies, you’ve accumulated a lot of information. Unfortunately, much of it is worthless, senseless and sometimes dangerous. Like: Dip a match in vinegar and apply it to your warts… they’ll disappear (and they […]
A tribute to intercessors everywhere… It’s been on the schedule since before creation and we’ve waited to participate in it since we first heard it announced. The rewards for Christian service are about to be given out. We stand with attention transfixed on the judgment seat of Christ. (II Corinthians 5:10) The throng cannot be […]
(“Why Flee” was written over eight years ago and is taken from my book “Fresh Heart For a New Day” -we need it more today than we did then!) “For the wicked have strung their bows, drawn their arrows tight against the bowstrings, and aimed from ambush at the people of God. ‘Law and […]
You were made for stormy weather. Don’t stare at the waves in unbelief, wondering how you got out of the sunny cove with blue skies above and not so much as a ripple in the water. While you buck the heavy seas, cast fearful eyes heavenward into darkening skies and an uncertain conclusion to […]
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.