Fresh heart for the journey
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 NIV About thirty years ago we lived in Visalia, California. While there I contracted a case of Valley Fever. It’s […]
“But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.” I Peter 2:9,10 MSG […]
“…pray continually.” I Thessalonians 5:17 NIV When we see this admonition we tend to think about really ‘spiritual’ people … the kind who are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good … the type of people who walk into walls with their eyes turned heavenward. It seems that this call to incessant […]
“When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.” Isaiah 59:19 KJV I’m naturally suspicious of any believer whose spiritual life is just one grand ‘boulevard of blessing’ with nary a bump in the road… whose reaction to spiritual warfare is, “What’s that?” If […]
“Let’s get free of God! Psalm 2:3 MSG Psalm 2 gives us a short war commentary of two kingdoms at battle against each other. There is upheaval on the planet! The kingdoms and cultures of this world have chosen to take on God’s eternal Kingdom and the people who subscribe to it. And we’re […]
“So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:6 ESV In his book “Dreaming With God” author and pastor Bill Johnson makes this statement about Satan: “He walks about as a roaring lion, hoping to intimidate through noise. His noise, the […]
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.