Category Archives: Daily Minute

My best friend, Kare, was lost in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.  She had volunteered to take her friend for a cancer treatment. But now, all she wanted to do was get back home to rural Phillipsburg, Kansas. Plugging in her … Continue reading →

WARNING: It is possible to sentimentalize the real meaning right out of Christmas. “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”   Matthew 1:23 NKJV

Honor must begin in our homes– our parents, our spouses, our families first. If we fail there, everything else is hypocritical. Honor one another above yourselves.  Outdo one another in showing honor.  Romans 12:10 NIV, ESV Scripture focus: Ephesians 5:22-6:4, … Continue reading →

There’s great danger in trusting anything but the shed blood of Christ to save. We kindle little fires of hell all around, when we trust in religion or works or prayer or penance or spirituality or baptism, instead of Jesus. Trust … Continue reading →

God is the living God of living people. All the great thinkers of God, and writers of His wonders, all of the men and women of faith who have died are actually alive and well and in His presence. God is … Continue reading →

I will not post anything to exalt or draw attention to myself. Matthew 23:12, Romans 12:10, Psalm 115:1 I will post fun and interesting things about my life, and enjoy reading posts about my friends. Romans 12:15, Philippians 2:3-4 I will not … Continue reading →

Jesus was a young man, thirty-three years old, when He died for our sin. Sometimes we forget that He was a young man– fully God and fully man. But He was wounded for our transgressions,  He was bruised for our … Continue reading →

When our goal is to always speak the truth in love, every conversation has purpose. Rather, speaking the truth in love,  we are to grow up in every way into Him who is the head, into Christ.  Ephesians 4:15 ESV … Continue reading →

Be wary of any spiritual leader who is popular in the world today– the ones who speak the truth usually aren’t so favorably looked upon. “Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.”  Matthew 24:11 NKJV Scripture focus: … Continue reading →

Every problem finds its solution in God’s Word. The solution usually comes in the form of a command, to be obeyed, a reality, to be accepted, and a promise, to be believed. The more we know the Bible, the more help … Continue reading →

Oh the joy of trusting God enough to love Him back. We love Him because He first loved us.  1 John 4:19 NKJV Also: John 3:16

God could run the world and our lives, perfectly well, without our input. Our desires don’t help Him determine the future. Our requests don’t change His plans. We have never told Him anything He didn’t already know. Yet, He loves … Continue reading →

When Jesus came as Servant, men rejected Him. When He returns as King, there will not be that option. Praise God! Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse!  The one sitting on it is called Faithful and … Continue reading →

If not for Jesus, we would not know God. And the Bible–it would be an overwhelming book of laws impossible for us to obey. Jesus changed all that. Praise God! He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world,  … Continue reading →

May eternal matters always rule the moment and the day. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:2 NKJV Scripture focus: Colossians 3:1-17, Matthew 6:25-34

Faith fuels obedience. By faith Abraham obeyed… Hebrews 11:8 NKJV Scripture focus: James 2:21-24, Hebrews 11:8-12, 17-19

God has always protected His people, and He always will. That is our comfort. That is our joy. That is our confidence. The name of the LORD is a strong tower;  The righteous run to it and are safe.  Proverbs … Continue reading →

There’s a beauty that is attainable, no matter our age or appearance. But let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.  … Continue reading →

Christ in us– our confidence in all things, our hope for that better day, our peace in this troubled world, our comfort in despair, our standing with a Holy God, our joy in weakness because we know He is strong. … Continue reading →

God cares– more than we know, or can imagine. Cast all your cares upon Him,  for He cares for you.  1 Peter 5:7