Fresh heart for the journey
Nothing is impossible with God and He appears unable to resist responding to our cries. He is a Magnet of Mercy drawn to our side when we face a crisis. It doesn’t matter what the need is, as long as we don’t forget that there is always an answer and we know Who the Answer […]
God superintends the farthest, unknown reaches of the cosmos, while superintending the most tiny particles! Are your issues somewhere in between these two extremes? In 1983 Tom Joyner moved to Dallas to become morning host at KKDA-FM. He had been a radio host for several years. Two years later, he was offered an afternoon […]
A devotion written 18 years ago, reprinted 11 years ago… and really, really needed again today! “…Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who brings into existence what didn’t exist before.” Romans 4:17 I need a God who takes death as a trade-in on life. There is […]
“Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?” Matthew 6:27 NLT Let me tell you about my sad launch of this day. I woke up in the dark in our friend’s RV (in town for the memorial service for her mother) worried about the three steps down to where my clothes […]
Since the world-transforming virus first appeared over the horizon, things have gotten absolutely and breathtakingly crazy! It has ushered in changes in most areas of our lives. We’ve worn masks, quit talking to each other, become suspicious of any news we hear. There has been an elevation of wickedness, hateful acts done without apparent […]
I’m no longer afraid of boogie men under my bed at night. Lightening doesn’t terrorize me, nor are there any bullies in my neighborhood that I dread meeting on a walk. Most of my present fears have to do with matters of the soul. I don’t want to be seen as a spiritual imposter […]
Be impressed! Be very impressed. Let’s take a journey across some of God’s neighborhood. Fasten your seat belts because we’ll be traveling at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second which equals 56 round trips between Los Angeles and New York City in one second. That means that in one hour you could […]
I’m a bit melancholy today. Not the kind that spirals down into depression. Mine is more like a slow-down of my thought processes to think about things that I seldom think about. And even my mild melancholy doesn’t amount to much nor does it last long. With the motivational gift of ‘exhorter’, I’m a […]
When I eulogized my good friend Bill Lichty several weeks ago, I didn’t tell a very important part of his personal story. Let me give it to you now. Bill was the son of missionaries to East Africa. He was residing safely in his mother’s womb when World War II necessitated his family leaving the […]
“For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.” Psalm 18:29 KJV “It was a dark and stormy night …” So began Snoopy’s every attempt at writing a novel. But wouldn’t that be an opening statement in many of the stories of our lives? […]
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.