Fresh heart for the journey
It happened while we were out of state celebrating Christmas with our family. During a rare prolonged period of freezing weather, a water pipe in our attic burst and for several days sprayed water over the area. A neighbor saw water running out our front door. As a result the ceiling over our family […]
POST ‘BLACK FRIDAY’ ALERT!! Listening to people who had survived the Great Depression talk about Christmas gifts ‘back then’ and overhearing some of the lists that the mall Santa Claus is given by kids today … well, it’s pretty obvious that consumerism has won. We look for and expect more each year to add to […]
“And Esau vowed, thereby selling all his eldest-son rights to his younger brother. Then Jacob gave Esau bread, peas, and stew; so he ate and drank and went on about his business, indifferent to the loss of the rights he had thrown away.” Genesis 25:33-34 TLB ‘Now’ is often part of a fool’s philosophy […]
“When what’s in your hand isn’t sufficient for your harvest, make it your seed.” Evangelist Mike Murdock It’s startling, but we hardly ever conceive of the difference God will make in a situation! Most of us should know better. We’ve been around long enough to see that when God is combined with any […]
“God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.” Psalm 46:1 NLT There we were – on our first ever vacation after graduating from college. Driving our brand new (fire engine red with white bucket seats) 1964 Rambler 440H we had made the first three quarters of our […]
My motivational gifting is that of an ‘exhorter.’ As such my primary objective is to convey spiritual truth in a way that makes sense. Accuracy is also part of my goal each week. Well, this week it wasn’t just the slip of my computer keyboard, but a slip of my mind. I muddled enough Scriptural […]
“The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, “You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.” Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway. He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the Lord.” I Kings 11:2,3 NLT […]
Any prayer has power. However, there are several prayers that cause God’s eyebrows to raise … that make him a bit uncomfortable. Watch out for these less than ideal prayers: “If You Can” prayers. In Mark 9 Jesus meets a hurting father whose son is distressed by the devil. He pleads with Jesus: […]
When we begin talking about parenting we immediately jump into the nitty-gritty of the subject … earning respect, administering discipline, age-related characteristics of kids, etc. But it might be helpful to begin with an obvious fact, but one seldom given any thought by most of us. God is also a parent! So before we roll […]
It was a week hatched in hell. The nation and our collective nerves were shattered as automatic gunfire turned a country music concert into a killing field. After eight days without sense being made of the madness (as if madness like this could ever make sense) we are left feeling vulnerable, exposed and wondering […]
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.