Fresh heart for the journey
Truth is not truth if it is not true. Sounds logical, but a lot of people don’t believe that, or attempt to sneak past it. You cannot manipulate truth and change it. Truth cannot be argued away. Ignoring truth doesn’t make it untrue. Each person cannot make up his own truth. Truth is inflexible. […]
We seem to be at a crossroad. For many decades my Christian faith has been my guiding force – my ‘North Star’. My relationship with Jesus has guided my entire life. What He says – goes. My behavior has been modeled by his Word. Until recently there has been little pushback against my beliefs. […]
Where we get our information is actually more important than the information we get! Often when people begin a sentence with “They say …”, I want to stop them and ask, “Who said that and where did they get their information?” Call me skeptical but not everything we hear is factual. Some of it […]
“If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.” Jeremiah 29:13 New Living Translation “I really wanted you to wear your new grey shirt,” my wife says as I walk out of the bedroom. “It’s hanging in the closet.” “I couldn’t find it,” I respond with sincerity. She walks into the closet, and […]
“So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.” 2 Corinthians 4:18New Living Translation (NLT) I have friends who I credit with helping […]
“Pilate replied, ‘But you are a king then?’ ‘Yes,’ Jesus said. ‘I was born for that purpose. And I came to bring truth to the world. All who love the truth are my followers.’ ‘What is truth?’ Pilate exclaimed.” John 18:37,38 The Living Bible In the short but dramatic interaction with the Roman governor Pilate, Jesus […]
“If a thousand people say something foolish, it is still foolish.” John Mason “An Enemy Called Average” Many times standing for truth puts you in the minority. As a matter of fact, it almost always does! Seeking truth by looking for a consensus of public opinion can lead you in the wrong direction. There was […]
A Friend’s Counsel “Let the godly strike me! It will be a kindness! If they correct me, it is soothing medicine. Don’t let me refuse it.” Psalm 141:5 New Living Translation We’d better learn who our real friends are. That smooth-talking ‘friend’ who smiles with words of encouragement regardless of our behavior is most likely […]
Fresh Heart For New Week CAUTION! A political message follows (but primarily one with spiritual implications!) Are we listening? If there is one verse in all of Scripture that Republican, Democrat, Independent, Whigs, Green Party members and any other variety of folks with political persuasion have miserably failed at, it has to […]
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.