Morning Minute

Avoiding Quarrels

“Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.” Romans 12.17 April 26, 2023 Uncontrolled anger which leads to verbal or physical conflict. It involves the breaking off of friendly relations. That is one way of defining a quarrel. Perhaps you grew up in a […]

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Growling at Grace

“But if I, brothers, still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.” Galatians 5:11 April 24, 2023 It was Jesus who said, “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you” (Jn. 15:18). Are you a child

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Hated

“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.” John 15:18 April 21, 2023 Have you been the recipient of hate speech? The secular world has found the word “hate” a useful way to attain the moral high ground in reordering society. It was Jesus Christ who told His

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Harmony

“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.” Romans 12:16 April 20, 2023 Harmony in music is a gift from God. Quartets, choirs, duets, and such seem to have faded in church music. There is another kind of harmony which is

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Martha’s Kitchen

“But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.’” Luke 10:40 April 19, 2023 Company’s coming, a very special guest. There’s a lot to be done, a meal to

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Fighting Fear

“Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!” Psalm 34:9 April 18, 2023 God’s way for us in fighting fear is a better fear. That better fear is the fear of God. This is not a cowering before His power and waiting to be smacked if we do

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Facing Fear

“The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.” Psalm 34:7 April 17, 2023 David’s life was a battle with fears. On one occasion while running from King Saul who was trying to kill David, we see David resorting to pretending to be insane to gain protection from Achish, a

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Sadness Prolonged

“So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.” John 11:6 April 14, 2023 There are divine purposes in every crisis. The problem is that we can’t immediately figure what those purposes might be. Mary’s brother, Lazarus, was sick. Jesus was told and in response,

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Sadness without Joy

“As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us.” 2 Corinthians 7:9 April 13, 2023 There is sadness with joy and there is sadness without joy. Perhaps there is some generalized sadness in

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