Fresh heart for the journey
Last week’s Nascar race was won by a 101 to 1 underdog. He wasn’t supposed to win … but he did. In the 1980 Olympics a motley group of amateur and college hockey players were pitted against an elite group of Soviet professionals. There was no way they were to even be competitive, […]
A professor stood before a roomful of the brightest and best. All were high intensity, success-at-any-cost, go full out until you get what you are going after kinds of students. He held up a large glass jar and proceeded to fill it to the top with large rocks. “Is this jar filled?” he asked. The […]
So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting his glorious miracles and obeying his commands. Psalm 78:7 The transferring of faith from one generation to the next is not automatic. Children don’t receive a relationship with their parent’s God through osmosis while they sleep. There isn’t a ‘faith fairy’ who […]
God’s voice can match your circumstances “The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.” Psalm 29:4 KJV If you think the voices of Jimmy Durante, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Stewart and James Earl Jones are unique, you should hear the voice of God! Really … we all […]
GOD: “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 MAN: “Thanks, but I’ve put a lot of thought into my future. My plans have been in place since I was in […]
Mike was babysitting his five year old daughter Melissa while he was repairing the roof. Not a good combination in the best of times. As Mike returned to his ladder after a visit to the garage to get a tool, he found Melissa on the roof, grinning widely. As he began ascending the ladder, she […]
“Let your compassion quickly meet our needs, for we are on the brink of despair.” Psalm 79:8 New Living Translation It’s easy to spot. The step slows, the eyes shift downward, shoulders slump, the future dims and the world seems a futile place. Hopelessness casts its pessimistic shadow over the landscape. Despair has arrived! It […]
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 […]
It had been a typical week. It began with two Sunday morning worship services, a bit of fellowship with friends in the afternoon, then time in a small prayer group in the evening. Monday morning found me in another prayer group of eight to twelve people followed by a one-on-one discipling time with another man. […]
As you read the above title, my guess is that you heard it in your mind being said in a whining, pouting voice. Maybe there’s even a little lip quiver as we say it. Because that question is usually a form of spiritual complaining. It’s a self-centered lament and comes from the branch of theological […]
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.