Fresh heart for the journey
“Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.” Proverbs 27:9 New Living Translation “You use steel to sharpen steel, and one friend sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 New Living Translation Life can be cruel or comfortable. It can be zestful or draining. There are joys in life, but […]
“Is any pleasure on earth as great as a circle of Christian friends by a good fire?” C.S. Lewis Joanie and I just spent a week with some great friends. We didn’t sit around a good fire, but we sang together, told ‘God stories’ to each other and spent a substantial time encouraging each […]
60 Seconds of Pastoral Pondering It was called ‘Friend Day’ and was in our church playbook to use occasionally to get our people to invite their unchurched friends to a specific Sunday. It was usually accompanied by some success. There were people who discovered that church wasn’t necessarily all that frightening and that the […]
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.