Fresh heart for the journey
Trust is sometimes rewarded with the answer … sometimes an answer or on occasion, no answer. Trust is not a creed we learn and repeat until memorized. Trust is confidence in a Person who has the ability to hear and respond when we turn to him. Trust does not ask for the suspension of reason […]
Before we went to hospitals, doctors’ offices and urgent care facilities, the doctor would come to us. Honest! It sounds like something from a galaxy far, far away but it was actually a common practice until the early 1960s when 40% of patient/doctor meetings took place in the patient’s home. By 1980 less than […]
From creation to the end of the Old Testament writings, God had been ‘hands on’ with this planet – this beautiful tiny blue speck in the vastness of universes. He had given instruction, made prophetic promises concerning its future and spoken in various ways with those who followed Him. But then … 400 years […]
If it weren’t for the miraculous conception, the surprise tour stop of heaven’s angel choir to a group of sleepy shepherds, the mysterious arrival of Eastern wise men or angel visits to both Mary and Joseph … the birth of Jesus would be just like the birth of any baby. But God didn’t orchestrate […]
It happened while we were out of state celebrating Christmas with our family. During a rare prolonged period of freezing weather, a water pipe in our attic burst and for several days sprayed water over the area. A neighbor saw water running out our front door. As a result the ceiling over our family […]
Author John Powell tells a rather poignant personal story about his mother’s last days. Each evening at bedtime he would carry her up a flight of stairs to her bed. Invariably, as he began to climb with her in his arms, she would reach out and grab the banister. “Mother” he would gasp “don’t do […]
The daily devotional “Fresh Heart For a New Day” has been out now for a couple of weeks. I am thankful for those of you who have ordered copies of it for yourselves and as gifts for family and friends. It is a book that will be opened 365 times in the coming year. If […]
You’ll find it on Amazon After writing devotionals weekly for ten years, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to have finally published … but I am both surprised and happy. Happy to announce that my book “Fresh Heart For A New Day” is now available through Amazon.com If you’ve enjoyed the weekly Fresh Heart devotionals, […]
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.