Fresh heart for the journey
Jesus is coming soon. We all agree and all anticipate it with joy (and relief). But until He does… we will witness a massive moving of his Spirit that will welcome multitudes into God’s Kingdom… almost too many to count. There are three distinct views of this last sentence among Christians: “I don’t […]
“… the earth was a shapeless, chaotic mass, with the Spirit of God brooding over the dark vapors. Then God said, “Let there be light.” Genesis 1:2,3 TLB Even when chaos reigns and order is not yet to be found in what is formless and empty, God broods and hovers over what is to come. And […]
In my devotional reading this morning I read of King David’s confession, repentance and humility after his affair with Bathsheba and the ordered murder of her husband (II Samuel 11,12). No excuses or alibis, just a contrite and repentant heart. What a contrast with the chump Saul. We met his son Jonathan (last week’s […]
This is the first of two parts. The ‘champ’s’ name is Jonathan, the son of King Saul, who is the ‘chump.’ We’ll look at the exploits of the ‘champ’ this week and the wicked deeds of his father next week. The Israelites demanded that Samuel, God’s current prophetic voice in Israel, find them a king […]
Let me brag on God one more time. Your heart beat for the first time three weeks after conception…. And has done so 100,000 times every day since. (My heart has been carrying on its God’s given assignment for 28,914 days!) It’s not a light load it performs. By the end of month two it […]
Allow me to brag on my Heavenly Father for a few hundred words, will you? Our Creator has placed at least 125 billion galaxies in his universe. If they are like our galaxy the Milky Way, they could each contain 300 billion stars. And every new telescope reveals that we haven’t yet found the […]
“The very day I call for help, the tide of the battle turns.” Psalm 56:9 TLB We’d like for that verse to say, “The very day I call for help, the battle is over by that evening.” Sorry… that’s not the way the Bible reads or the way God operates. Seldom are our prayers […]
Cop: “Sir, do you have any idea how fast you were going?” Man: “No sir.” Cop: “You’ve passed two speed limit signs in the last two miles.” Man: “I was going too fast to be able to read them.” In our ‘hurry-up-you’re-gonna-miss-something’ world, traveling more slowly doesn’t feel like the right approach. After all, […]
Ever gotten a gift from God that was so unexpected, over-the-top, and extravagant that you assumed He had made a mistake? Did it make you feel unworthy… difficult for you to receive it with grace? We are strange people. When we don’t feel blessed, we grumble. But when we are blessed, we struggle seeing […]
It was more than a decade ago that I began reminding God of my age and effective time of ministry possibly left to me. A bit of ‘trying-to-squeeze-as-much-as-I-could’ into any time I had left. Kind of pathetic as I look back on it. I knew and truly believed that God had all of me, […]
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.