Fresh heart for the journey
There is no purpose to worry … it serves no useful good. Joanie woke up this morning with the look of someone who fought gallantly with her pillow all night and lost convincingly. We have been packing for what we trust will be our ‘last move’ (No … not that ‘last move. We’ve been […]
Is your walk with God based on history or hysteria? By ‘history’ I mean do you have an observable history and track record of God’s love and faithfulness in your life that you look back on to draw courage and assurance at any time? Like David in the Book of Psalms, do you cry out […]
“Hide me from the plots of this evil mob, from this gang of wrongdoers.” Psalm 64:2 New Living Translation I saw my first zombie movie around 1950 on my cousin’s black and white television. I’m not sure I’ve seen another one since! Obviously the cinematography, make-up and graphic details can’t match today’s movies, but […]
One of my first memories as a very young child living in Killeen, Texas, was riding next to my Dad in our Model A Ford. Pulling into a service station for gas, several attendants came forward to ‘service’ our car. We drove right past the pumps and back onto the street! Our brakes had […]
We need more than a politician telling us that the government has us covered… we need a Savior who says that underneath us are everlasting arms of care. (Deuteronomy 33:27) We need more than a handyman to keep our home livable … we need a Savior who says he’s gone to prepare for us […]
As a five year old and the first of what would be five of us ‘Walterman kids’ I sometimes had little supervision in church. And church was an important and frequent part of my young life. Dad was the pastor. Baby sister Dawn would be held by a friend or grandma … Mom […]
How do you relate to a God who takes time to count hairs? We come loudly to him when our world goes cockeyed and the balance of living has been tilted to the point we can hardly stand. When bad turns to ‘so much worse’ we assume God expects us to expect him to […]
It’s a delight to be able to draw clean water amid those drinking from polluted streams. “With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation!” Isaiah 12:3 New Living Translation It’s a joy to gain strength while others around you are losing theirs. “Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the […]
“We don’t know what to do; we’re looking to you.” II Chronicles 20:12 The Message Do you know what to do when you don’t know what to do! Jehoshaphat did. As Israel’s leader he had just been given devastating news. A ‘vast’ horde of a confederacy of three nations was ready to attack. God’s […]
It’s tempting to try to learn of the future … to have your palms read, consult a horoscope, peer intently into the very foggy distance. We’re concerned about what’s out there and we want to know. It’s better to trust. “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will […]
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.