Fresh heart for the journey
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 […]
You were made for stormy weather. Don’t stare at the waves in unbelief, wondering how you got out of the sunny cove with blue skies above and not so much as a ripple in the water. While you buck the heavy seas, cast fearful eyes heavenward into darkening skies and an uncertain conclusion to […]
“When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.” Isaiah 59:19 KJV I’m naturally suspicious of any believer whose spiritual life is just one grand ‘boulevard of blessing’ with nary a bump in the road… whose reaction to spiritual warfare is, “What’s that?” If […]
It’s very possible to be looking for the right thing in the wrong place. Like standing at the airport when your ship comes in! Some people can be found cursing the darkness even as the light is breaking behind them. The very thing they desperately need is on its way, but their back is […]
” … the tide of battle runs strongly against me, for so many are fighting me … ” Psalm 55:18 TLB “God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.” – Augustine Pastor Rick Warren states: “God never wastes a hurt.” And that’s really good news because we have […]
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.