Morning Minute

Play Dough Gods

“Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.” Psalm 115:3,4 June 13, 2023 Author Donald McCullough has given an insightful summary of religion in modern America; “When the true story gets told, whether in the partial light of historical perspective […]

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Our Greatest Need

“O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” 2 Chronicles 20:12 June 12, 2023 It was A.W. Tozer who famously said that what we believe about God

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Jesus and Politics

“Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.’” John 18:36 June 9, 2023 How did Jesus interact with politicians and the political system

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The Dirty Thirteen

“For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these things come from within, and they defile a person.” Mark 7:21-23 June 7, 2023 The ultimate spiritual felony is unbelief. It is a fist in God’s face. The

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Humpty Dumpty

“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.” Daniel 4:37 June 6, 2023 “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the kings horses

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The Great Sin

“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Proverbs 16:18 June 5, 2023 C.S. Lewis in his essay,“The Great Sin,” offers the unsettling assessment that “unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere fleabites in comparison” to pride. King Solomon throws a knockout punch to pride: Wisdom tells us that pride

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Withered Branches

“If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.” John 15:6 June 2, 2023 Pruning is the cutting away of plant parts, such as branches, shoots, buds, or roots. Jesus spoke to His disciples in language they

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