Morning Minute

Necessary Work-Outs

“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” Philippians 2:12 October 7, 2024 Physically demanding work-outs have been touted as an important means of improving health and controlling excessive bodily weight issues. […]

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Missing Persons

“Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you that they might know what the LORD of hosts has purposed against Egypt.” Isaiah 19:12 October 4, 2024 This hyper-politicized season of electioneering is overflowing with campaign speeches, grandiose promises of how to fix our border problems, the economy, rising food prices, dock workers on

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Storms Tell Stories

“The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD, over many waters.” Psalm 29:3 October 2, 2024 “Apocalyptic.” That was the word used by a rescue worker being interviewed about the devastation of Hurricane Helene. It seems that human beings have some kind of sense of the finality

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Hurtful Comforters

“if you are pure and upright, surely then he will rouse himself for you and restore your rightful habitation.” Job 8:6 September 30, 2024 Have you ever experienced a well-meaning Christian who in the name of being a comforter only makes matters worse? Bildad was one of three “friends” of Job who offers a lesson

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A Praying Problem

“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” Romans 8:26 September 25, 2024 On our best days do we know how to pray as we ought to? Just as the

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Living Fearlessly

“But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1 September 23, 2024 We know it well. It is that physical and mental reaction to dangers real or imagined.

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Taking Life Seriously

“Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.” Ecclessiastes 7:3 September 20, 2024 How is Ecclesiastes like a child at the beach? It shows us our sandcastles, the tide, and the waste. Solomon wrote this book with an intentional look at life in a fallen world, life without

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Attention All Women

“The LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks, glancing wantonly with their eyes, mincing along as they go, tinkling with their feet…” Isaiah 3:16 September 18, 2024 Over time every society in human history has its sad story of moral and spiritual decline. The latter half of the

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The Glory of a Woman

“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30 September 16, 2024 Our culture would have women define themselves in terms of career, fashion, physical shape, size, weight, hair, sexuality, and more so now, a woman who has the right to do with her

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The Greatest Fear

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 1:7 September 13, 2024 As a youth I have vivid memories of going to a scary movie. Yet when the really scary part was about to come up I went to the concession area to buy some candy. The

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