Fresh heart for the journey
“ In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, […]
We’ve now come to the last in the motivational gift list of Romans 12. Most of us like this gift the most because we want to be loved and cared for and nobody does it as well as the Compassions. God did not distribute these seven gifts equally. In a survey with over 1,000 […]
One of my heroes of the Bible – Nehemiah – was a classic ‘Administrator.’ And with Nehemiah’s administrative gift, God gave the directions for getting his people back to their homeland. You can recognize this gift in very young children. Take my granddaughter Kaleah for example. She would take charge of board games, actually […]
The gift of ‘Giver’ isn’t about money … only. Givers don’t normally see this gift in themselves, mostly because when any of us hear the word ‘giving’ we think immediately about money. If they have money they give money, but even financially-challenged ‘Givers’ still give – of their time, talents, energy and love. Whatever […]
In the gift list of Romans 12, I am firmly established in the “Exhorter” category. I have other lesser rated gifts, but whenever the test is taken, this one is always on the top. Here’s some of what that means in my life: I instinctively talk to people in lines at Disneyland. Life is […]
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.