Fresh heart for the journey
“This is what the Lord says: ‘Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.’ But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’” Jeremiah 6:16 NLT I long for the ‘old godly ways’ and not […]
“From then on Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly that… he would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead.” Matthew 16:21 NLT What if God had only been able to pull off the crucifixion part of his plan, but couldn’t get his Son back from the […]
God can and does move quickly when it suits his divine purposes. Some things take time … others don’t have time to resolve themselves. God’s watch shows only one time – ‘the fullness of time.’ That’s the time when everything is in the right place at precisely the opportune time for God’s plan to […]
“A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.” Ecclesiastes 3:4 New Living Translation When God says it’s time to stop crying and begin laughing … don’t laugh at him… laugh with him! She was an old, childless lady whose hope had long since run its […]
“I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.” Mark Twain I doubt you missed the news, but we’re about to enter a new year. And we begin this year immediately after a nation-altering election. Some were confident before November 8th but are fearful now; others were fearful before […]
You say you’re having a tough day? The alarm didn’t go off and you started out hopelessly late … traffic was heavier than usual … your boss gave you a look which suggested a pink slip in your immediate future … the parking meter expired during lunch and the city wants an extra $25 […]
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields and the cattle barns are empty, …” Habakkuk 3:17 New Living Translation When living in the desert […]
The resurrection of Jesus creates a ‘crisis of faith’ only in those who lack faith … a ‘crisis of belief’ only in those who won’t. It’s a bit ironic that in a culture so thoroughly engrossed in zombies and walking dead that a living Savior rattles them. With hundreds of millions given to mediums […]
To all our Fresh Heart friends … May this year be ‘the year’ that both you and God have been waiting for … filled with direction, strength and a task worthy of God’s provision. May there be joy for your journey and in sufficient quantity that it spills over into the lives of those […]
After a two year absence from dentists and a move to another city, it was time to have my ‘not-so-pearly-whites’ checked. As I lay back with mouth gaping and rubber clad gloves probing my mouth, the dentist called out his findings to his assistant. She filled out the chart as he made the round […]
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.