It had been a typical week. It began with two Sunday morning worship services, a bit of fellowship with friends in the afternoon, then time in a small prayer group in the evening. Monday morning found me in another prayer group of eight to twelve people followed by a one-on-one discipling time with another man. […]
Archive | March, 2013
The (heart) Beat Goes On!
It’s scary what a ‘list person’ can find important enough to chronicle. I’ve made lists of people to pray for (good list), flights taken over six decades (dubious value) and even restaurants that I’ve eaten at (even I can’t see value in this one!) My curiosity also causes some intellectual hopscotch at times. I will […]
Why Me, Lord?
As you read the above title, my guess is that you heard it in your mind being said in a whining, pouting voice. Maybe there’s even a little lip quiver as we say it. Because that question is usually a form of spiritual complaining. It’s a self-centered lament and comes from the branch of theological […]
My Sticks Of Faith
“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.” Hebrews 11:1 New Living Translation I love being around ‘glass half-full’ people … who see through obstacles and the obvious to what isn’t presently available to our five senses. I love people who believe […]
Migrating Hope
This is my third blog on hope in the last ten weeks. Blame this one on a quote from an excellent sermon I heard yesterday: You are the conduit of hope for a hopeless world – and a reflection of your Heavenly Father’s riches. But hope in what, or more importantly, who? When it comes […]
Should We? Can We? Will We?
There is a fascinating series of questions that confront us when challenged by a truth or command in God’s Word. Let’s say we’ve just come upon Luke 9:23 where we are told by Jesus to ‘deny ourselves.’ We find it just as we are about to cross the narcissistic bridge into the land of […]
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.