Fresh heart for the journey
The waiting rooms of life are filled with impatient people! We hate waiting for red lights, slow traffic, upcoming vacations, unhurried baristas, and mysteries that don’t reveal the culprit until the last page. We dislike waiting for Christmas when it’s only August and fuming as we wait to be connected to an actual person […]
“The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.” Psalm 37:23 (NLT) We never need to ‘call God’s attention’ to anything in our lives. We aren’t required to ‘bring God up to speed’ about our needs. God doesn’t ‘round up’ the balance in our checkbook. He’s aware […]
“Just trust God” we’re told when facing something that threatens to overwhelm us. Trusting God becomes a lifeline in times of struggle, uncertainty and the exit of hope from our lives. What does it mean to ‘trust God?’ The dictionary defines trust as: firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone […]
This is my 722nd blog (called Fresh Heart For A New Week) that I’ve written since the Fall of 2003. Allow me to give you a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the process that goes into each one. First of all, why devotionals called Fresh Heart? The desire to write a weekly blog to […]
“You have seen many things, but you pay no attention; your ears are open, but you do not listen.” Isaiah 42:20 NIV Let’s face it. God has a lot to say to us. Keeping quiet would be like parents who never speak to their child. God speaks often and clearly. He makes his […]
“My peace I give unto you …” John 14:27 KJV It’s the time of year we all begin thinking about and planning for vacations. You know – a time to get away from it all. A break from responsibilities. Time to relax and let our minds settle down from the pressing routines of our […]
Tripped up! Who hasn’t been? We trip over slippers in a dark bedroom. We stumble over a rake handle in the yard. An uneven portion of sidewalk catches us unaware. We all trip occasionally. But we also get tripped up by non-material things. We stand ready to order a salad and get tripped up […]
“For heaven’s sake, what on earth are you doing?” Sounds like a Mom question as you prepare to depart for school in the middle of a Chicago winter wearing a tee shirt, shorts and flip flops. Then she would probably ask: “Are you serious? What are you thinking? Are you thinking?” Then the […]
“ … I have finished the race … “ II Timothy 4:7 NIV Every race has a starting point and a finish line. No GPS is capable of getting you to a destination without first knowing where you are starting from. A Christian’s race begins at conversion, but every morning we begin another leg […]
It’s very possible to be looking for the right thing in the wrong place. Like standing at the airport when your ship comes in! Some people can be found cursing the darkness even as the light is breaking behind them. The very thing they desperately need is on its way, but their back is […]
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.