WE’VE MOVED! Dear friend, Just a quick note tucked in between weekly devotionals … Paul and Joan Walterman have moved. And with them the mailing address for Fresh Heart […]
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A Prayer For Parents
A Prayer For Parents A “Family By The Book” blog Father, don’t let them parent for the moment … but for the future. Don’t let them parent for the ‘cuteness’ now … but for the character later. Don’t allow them to parent conveniently … but to parent consistently. Don’t allow them to parent out of […]
2 Into 13
The title suggests that this is a pop quiz on division … how much is 2 into 13? But it isn’t a math question. It’s a short blog about how fast time goes by while you are parenting. Not that long ago it was just us two … Joanie and Paul. And then there were […]
Rest Area Ahead
Fresh Heart For a New Week “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.” Psalm 37:23 Kings James Version I was missing my Dad, so I opened his Bible to see if it would pull him back into focus in my heart and mind. And it […]
The Object Of Your Hope
And his name will be the hope of all the world.” Matthew 12:21 New Living Translation It’s understandable for the wicked to be afraid. They have good reason to lie awake starring at the darkened ceiling of their bedroom after watching the late news on television. Theirs is a troubled and troubling future. And […]
Open Hands, Not Tight Fists
“ …you shall not harden your [minds and] hearts or close your hands to your poor brother; but you shall open your hands wide to him …”Deuteronomy 15:7,8 Amplified Bible We tend to measure success by what we are able to acquire. We get what we can and then ‘can’ what we get. The pile […]
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.