Fresh heart for the journey
God speaks to our potential, not our limitations “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 New Living Translation God always speaks to our potential. Having made us, He knows us and what we’re […]
Urgent or Really Important? “ …but I focus on this one thing;” Apostle Paul in Philippians 3:13 New Living Translation Paul was a ‘one thinger.’ It wasn’t that he couldn’t do more than one thing. Only that the one thing he did was the main thing to him … the most important. To him, not […]
What gets me into heaven? God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Ephesians 2:8 New Living Translation Imagine heaven with egos! If what we did or who we knew or what we possessed or how smart we were could get […]
Love God and Love People Several years ago songwriter Derric Johnson wrote a musical about marriage. In it was a song containing this verse: Love is something that’s real; love is something that’s true; love is something you feel; but most of all, love is something you do. Unfortunately we live in a ‘love is […]
A Friend’s Counsel “Let the godly strike me! It will be a kindness! If they correct me, it is soothing medicine. Don’t let me refuse it.” Psalm 141:5 New Living Translation We’d better learn who our real friends are. That smooth-talking ‘friend’ who smiles with words of encouragement regardless of our behavior is most likely […]
Imagine hearing a testimony here! Augie delivered beer. It was his job. Augie met Jesus personally. It was his greatest joy. Augie had a testimony and when not telling it, he would be singing it while driving his delivery truck, in the shower and occasionally inside the supermarket cooler while loading beer from the back. […]
There’s so much we don’t know … “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High.” Luke 1:30-32 New […]
God’s Word marinates! When I grill or cook meat I like to marinate it first. There’s virtually no limit to the flavors that you can soak and steep into a steak or roast. All that’s needed is time for the meat and the seasonings to hang out together, usually in a plastic bag or wrapped […]
Heed the signs God posts! “Harold,” the worried wife’s voice came through his cell phone, “be careful. I just heard on the news that there’s a driver going the wrong way on the interstate.” Harold’s voice came back more shaken than hers: “It’s not just one car … it’s hundreds!” Somewhere, Harold had missed […]
God recruits us. We don’t recruit Him. We have a most unusual way of partnering with God. We come up with a plan that is bold, daring and almost guaranteed to help God with his goals and then ask Him to come alongside us to help with it. At least we believe it to be […]
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.