As the story goes, a man climbed to the top of a tall bridge to attempt to keep a distraught man from jumping. He inquired as to what was so bad to evoke this drastic action. After listening to his tale of woe for several minutes … both men jumped. It […]
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A Joyous Journey For The New Year!
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 […]
Where Has Heaven Gone?
Keeping heaven in focus “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 KJV We don’t think about heaven as much as we used to. And we don’t preach about it much either. And because we don’t, heaven has slipped into the background … […]
Innocent Before God
I don’t have any friends named Eliphaz, but if I did I’d probably ‘de-friend’ them. Guilt by association. Job had a friend by that name (Job 4) and he turned out to be a finger pointer, a denouncer, a fault finder where none existed. He specialized in criticism cloaked in false concern. […]
Hopeful Waiting
He will not shout or raise his voice in public. He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged. He will not falter or lose heart until justice prevails throughout the earth. Isaiah 42:2-4 New Living Translation For those of […]
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They should have known better, those close advisors to this king whose faith in God was big enough to send a small stone at a large giant. The counselors were only doing their job. They looked around, made assessments on what they saw and then advised accordingly. And what they saw was shocking indeed: […]
Migrating Hope
This is my third blog on hope in the last ten weeks. Blame this one on a quote from an excellent sermon I heard yesterday: You are the conduit of hope for a hopeless world – and a reflection of your Heavenly Father’s riches. But hope in what, or more importantly, who? When it comes […]
Waiting Patiently
There’s an enormous difference between “God is no where” and “God is now here.” It’s as vast as the gulf between despair and hope … between victory and utter and complete annihilation … between getting up in the morning prepared for whatever comes or pulling the covers over your head for protection. And yet the […]
Stakes In The Ground
Family By The Book “Stakes in the Ground That Will Anchor Your Family” With traditional family values under attack from several directions, it’s important for us to establish some key areas to focus our attention on. These ‘stakes’ in the ground will help to protect existing relationships, redeem broken ones and be pro-active in succeeding […]
The Object Of Your Hope
And his name will be the hope of all the world.” Matthew 12:21 New Living Translation It’s understandable for the wicked to be afraid. They have good reason to lie awake starring at the darkened ceiling of their bedroom after watching the late news on television. Theirs is a troubled and troubling future. And […]