Fresh heart for the journey
To all our Fresh Heart friends … May this year be ‘the year’ that both you and God have been waiting for … filled with direction, strength and a task worthy of God’s provision. May there be joy for your journey and in sufficient quantity that it spills over into the lives of those […]
” It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.” Hebrews 11:27 New Living Translation Some of us will run right off the road this year. We’ll leave our course and plow into a […]
“You know that in this world kings are tyrants, and officials lord it over the people beneath them.But among you it should be quite different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must become your slave. For even I, the Son of Man, came […]
When God stepped out of heaven with the gift of a Baby in his arms, He knew who needed this Gift. He headed for the only point of rebellion in the vast universe He had created. We have no record of any galaxy refusing to stay in position … no distant star demanding greater […]
Yesterday Juli was laboriously breathing earth’s air. Today she’s inhaling the pure atmosphere of heaven. Yesterday was filled with pain. Today is filled with awe and wonder. Yesterday was the longest twenty-four hours she had ever endured. Today eternity stretches out beyond comprehension. Yesterday there seemed no end to the battle. Today there is no […]
“The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love;’” Jeremiah 31:3 NIV Who are you, really? There’s the obvious, physical you … the one to whom the door opens when you are viewed through the peephole. This ‘you’ is recognized by face, body style and voice. […]
Don’t go into Thanksgiving without expressing any! Praise is the recognition of who God is; thanksgiving is the recognition of the blessings, relationships and gifts He adds to our lives. We know where the good things in our lives come from. In 1674 Thomas Ken penned the words to a song sung in many churches […]
It was in church this morning that I found myself singing the words “In the sun or rain, my heart celebrates … that you are good to me.” Now if the sun symbolizes good times and the rain denotes tough times, guess which one we’d lobby for. If given the choice, we’d opt for […]
“All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.” Jude 25 New Living Translation As he carried Jesus through the cheering crowd amid shouts of praise and adulation, […]
” … let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:” James 1:19 “Quick to hear” and “slow to speak.” Hmmm …perhaps there’s a reason we have two ears and just one mouth! If some people were paid on the weight of their words, they’d be able to […]
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.