Fresh heart for the journey
God made Christmas available. Our sins made it necessary. That’s the reality of Christmas that few celebrate. Even Christians don’t really get around to acknowledging the ‘why’ of the Virgin Birth until Good Friday and the intense drama of the cross. We prefer to wrap ourselves in the lights, the beauty of our nativity […]
“Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.” Psalm 5:1-3 […]
Question #5“What do you want me to do for you?” Luke 18:41 ESV Jesus seldom provides easy answers, but He always asks hard questions! As Jesus, surrounded by a crowd approaches Jericho, a blind beggar begins shouting “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Rebuked by those near him to quiet down and […]
Question #4 “But who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16:15 Jesus never asks a question because He doesn’t know the answer. His inquiries are not to gain knowledge, but to probe hearts. As Jesus and his disciples stopped in Caesarea Philippi he asked them a question fairly easy to answer: “Who […]
Question #3 “Do you believe I can do this?” Matthew 9:28 NIV “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” Matthew 14:31 NIV Scripture makes it abundantly clear that God is serious about gaining our trust … to truly believe that He is trustworthy. God’s patience with our learning curve is […]
Question #2 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” Matthew 7:3 NIV This verse speaks of the judgmental hypocrisy that Jesus condemned. Helping someone get a speck of sawdust out of her eye is commendable … if […]
Question # 1: “Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?” Matthew 6:27 Question #2: “Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye yet fail to perceive the wooden beam in your own eye?” Matthew 7:2 Question #3 “Do you believe I can do this?” Matthew 9:28 “Why do […]
“I’m praying not only for them but also for those who will believe in me because of them and their witness about me. The goal is for all of them to become one heart and mind – Just as you, Father, are in me and I in you …so they might be one heart and […]
Where we get our information is actually more important than the information we get! Often when people begin a sentence with “They say …”, I want to stop them and ask, “Who said that and where did they get their information?” Call me skeptical but not everything we hear is factual. Some of it […]
I’m not attempting to push you into the spirit of Christmas yet (although for many of you it’s already too late!). But I am fascinated by the comparison of Christmases 100 years ago and those of today. Our celebrations today have some of the same parallels as those of the 1920s. Back then most […]
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.