Fresh heart for the journey
A pre-Thanksgiving reminder from “Fresh Heart For a New Day – Volume 2 from November 25 gratitude… the positive state of being grateful; an overwhelming feeling of appreciation and thankfulness, and the desire to return kindness to others. Don’t go through Thanksgiving … without expressing any! Praise is the recognition of who God is; […]
We sang a worship song this morning that celebrated the victory of God and urged us to praise Him for that victory. I’m sorry to say that some in the sanctuary felt like God had lost that victory while others were celebrating it. And that’s what politics does to every one of us. It […]
As God’s governing body in this world, we are called to be the spiritual ‘trendsetters,’ pioneers and truth advancers. It was God’s call to Adam and Eve and He expects us to show up for our work as God-revealers, and best enthusiasts of God’s ideas for a righteous nation . That’s what He’s counting on! […]
I hate ‘laugh tracks! When television first entered our world, producers and telecasters were smart enough to assume we knew what was funny and what wasn’t. This will age me beyond recovery for many of you, but… Howdy Dowdy let me laugh at anything I thought was funny. And it worked. I could develop […]
I love the picture above, because it took me back to 1954 when I spent the summer with my cousin in California. My home at the time was the flat land of the Chicago area. It was more than a West Coast summer… it was joining my cousin’s Boy Scout troop! There were weekly troop […]
He was the New Testament’s official ‘globetrotter’. His three missionary journeys and final trip to Rome took the last 36 years of his life, covered over 9000 miles walking or sailing and the cost (in today’s currency) for his in-transit travel expenses would be roughly $300,000. That doesn’t include Paul’s expenses once he arrived […]
“A time for war; A time for peace.” Ecclesiastes 3:8 TLB There was a time in the past when God’s people had a stomach for spiritual battles! We’d raise our voices and sing: “Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war; with the cross of Jesus, going on before.” (Sabine Baring-Gould) There was militancy in […]
“… in your presence there is fullness of joy:” Psalm 16:11 ESV Imagine you’re halfway through your shift at Cosmos Burgers. There hasn’t been much to distinguish this workday from any others this week. But a burble starts to permeate the melancholy of this day when word has it the Presidential motorcade is pulling […]
Who do you look for when the sky begins to fall? What is your plan if an adversary pins you to the mat and intends your career to be over? Who do you instinctively call out to when your world quits making sense and panic finds you calling out into the night of your […]
Many feel alone, isolated and on their own because they’re suffering in some way. God cares greatly for them. He cares for the wildflowers that have a shelf life of mere days, and for birds that carry far less weight than humanity. (Matthew 6) He cares when our hearts are overwhelmed or broken. And […]
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.