Fresh heart for the journey
Everyone wants my attention. My wife loves it. My grand-dogs demand it. Advertisers need it… and I have just so much to spread around. I NEED TO PRIORITIZE! Obviously, my family deserves it and should get it in copious amounts. But there is Someone else waiting patiently for my attention and if there’s anyone I […]
“One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.” Psalm 145:3 ESV A ‘launching pad’ is the initial and ongoing input into a life that help shape and steer that life until its completion. We receive continuous input from the people around us, the kinds of news we watch, the […]
“Listen to your father and mother. What you learn from them will stand you in good stead; it will gain you many honors.” Proverbs 1:8,9 TLB I’d love to introduce you to the four men who helped launch my life and ministry. At the end of this devotional I will tell you […]
Because we have lived through the last couple of years, we have all been subjected to fear. We’ve moved through Covid with its tests, masks, shutdowns, deaths and confusing reports on what to do with it. We live in financial ‘tough times’… at least for most of us. We’ve been forced to consider radical […]
There are two distinct ways to shut down Christmas… but don’t! For some, it’s time to put things back where they belong, move the couch back to its preferred position, get the lights taken down from the front porch, move the manger scene from in front of the TV so the remote will work […]
I can lose myself in Christmas faster than you can drop and shatter a Christmas tree ornament! I love its majesty with the quiet Bethlehem night, bright star and angel choir. And I really lose myself in the characters of the story – the Baby Jesus, Ancient Anna and Simeon as they wait […]
“…the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and she will call his name Immanuel (God with us). Isaiah 7:14 NLT Our nephew sings in a night of worship on the first Tuesday of every month in the Dallas area. His giftedness and heart are both amazing. In the course of last […]
I detest the fact that as we age, we begin picking things apart… including the Gospel. We complicate things entirely too much, while a child is drawn to the simple. We make faith a difficult thing to hold on to, while a child believes easily. We err on the side of skepticism, but kids […]
“So, how was your Thanksgiving?” “Tiring, but so worth it. Watched a couple of games on TV before we grabbed a chicken salad sandwich and then headed to BestMart to get in line. I wanted one of the $75 55’ inch TVs, but there were already 150 people in line who got there on […]
It was December 14, 1962 and the next evening I was driving from Bible School home to Chicago. I had a ring to offer the girl I deeply loved. But was she God’s choice for my life? I’m not sure how you attempt to discover God’s will for you, but to me, God’s will was […]
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.