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A Moment of Hope
Begin your day with a "Moment of Hope." This podcast is a compliment to David and Marilynn's weekday devotional - providing deeper insights and encouragement. Featuring Jenn Houston.
Episodes
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Reading the Signs of the Times: Natural Disasters
Have you ever jumped in the car to go on a road trip? If you have, you know how important it is to read the signs along the way. Signs show you that you are…
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Visit Mount Calvary
As October comes to a close, we want to end our journey through the mountains in the Bible with a visit to Mount Calvary. Mount Calvary is where Jesus was…
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Visit the Temple Mount
Exploring the mountains brings such a perspective of God's beauty and majesty. So does exploring the mountains in the Bible! Let's go to the Temple Mount. This…
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Visit Mount Olivet
The mountains keep calling this fall! Let's use the love for fall in the mountains to continue to lead us to the Bible for perspective on some of God's…
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Visit Mt. Zion
The fall season draws us to the wonder and majesty of the mountains. We are using this special time to journey through some of the mountains in the Bible…
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Visit the Mount of Transfiguration
The fall season is here and the mountains keep calling! Throughout the Bible, significant moments have happened on mountains. Today we go to the Mount of…
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Visit Mt. Hermon
What an exhilarating time it is to visit the mountains in the fall. Every color of the leaves shouts out that God exists! As you're visiting local mountains…
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Visit Mt. Sinai
Mountains in autumn are captivating. We can't stay away. And rightly so. The colors alone make us gasp at God's beauty. If you visit the mountains this fall…
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Visit Mt. Carmel
Don't you love going to the mountains this time of year? The majesty and colors of the leaves often leave us breathless. When you see the beauty of the…
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Visit Mt. Moriah
If you're going to the mountains this fall to enjoy its splendor, do some spiritual mountain-gazing as well. How can you do so? Go to Mount Moriah. It's where…
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Visit Mt. Ararat
The fall season always offers a chance to see God's multi-colored glory like no other time during the year. How? By going to the mountains. If you do so this…
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But God
"Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you" (Jeremiah…
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The Difference Between Indoctrination and Education
"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it" (Proverbs 22:6). The Bible is clear. Parents should be the primary…
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An Insightful Look into Slander
"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor" (Exodus 20:16). It's the ninth of the Ten Commandments: Do not bear false witness. The command is…
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Praying Dangerously
Have you ever thought about how much time Jesus spent in prayer? Jesus's prayerful connection to God the Father was the reason behind his great power. It's why…
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Be Quick, But Don't Hurry
Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden is widely regarded as one of the most successful and revered coaches in the history of sports. Twelve consecutive…
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Where God Guides, God Always Provides
Do you trust God constantly and completely? Do you rest assured that as he leads you according to his will, he will also provide for your every need? You can…
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The Safest Place to Be? In God's Will
This is a true statement: the safest place you can ever be is in the will of God. When it's God's will you're seeking, when it's his direction you're…
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Humility is a Choice
Scripture tells us that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). I think it's pretty clear here that pride is not from God. In fact…
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Presence Over Presents
Perhaps God's greatest gift of grace to all who believe in Jesus is this - his presence in our hearts. And it is this presence that gives us peace. Before…
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Seek God's Peace Within
In seeking God's will, peace is the key. What should you do when you have a huge decision before you? Especially one in which you don't know what to do? First…
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Exercise Yourself
Someone once quipped that if the devil has put a bullseye on you, make sure you do this one thing: Become a moving target! This same idea is seen in action…
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Strengthen Yourself
There are numerous promises throughout the New Testament concerning the Second Coming of Jesus. They must be true, or he wouldn't have said so. Therefore, how…
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Self-examine
We will meet Jesus one day. Either in his return to earth. Or in death. If he is God, he cannot lie. What should we do while we wait? Here is one suggestion…
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Solve the Death Problem Today!
The story is told that a man walked by a tombstone and saw the following written on it: Pause stranger as you pass me by, As you are now, is once was I, As I…
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God Won't Give You More Than You Can Handle
Recently, I was watching a TV show. The main characters said to another who was facing a desperate situation: "God won't give you more than you can handle." To…
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Wake Up
Years ago, Marilynn and I were driving down a country road somewhere in the Carolinas, and we saw a church sign that read: "The devil ain't ever too busy to…
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It's Not Over Till God Says It's Over
Yogi Berra is widely regarded as one of the best catchers in baseball history. He also became affectionately known for his "Yogisms." These are the phrases he…
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You'll Never Be Happy with a Baby Until You're Happy Without One
My wife Marilynn and I went through about four years of infertility. Over time, we became a bit discouraged, and were experiencing times of unhappiness during…
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A Leadership Truth: Always Be Willing to Do What You Ask Others to Do
Jesus told his disciples that they were not greater than their master (John 13:16). What happens to him will happen to them. Jesus was giving his followers a…
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Sometimes I wonder if the best prayer isn't good, clear thinking.
My dad and I would often just sit down and talk. Dad to son. Son to dad. During these times, I learned some of life's most valuable lessons. One time, we were…
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People Generally Don't Care What You Know Until They Know That You Care
Words are easy. Anyone can say anything at any time, as evidenced through this social media driven culture in which we live. But it's our actions that mean the…
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The Most Important Shot in Any Sport: the Next One
Every athlete or leader knows this truth: The most important shot in any sport is the next one. You can't change yesterday. It has happened. It's gone. What…
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Coincidences Are God's Way of Remaining Anonymous
Jesus wants us to know that he is sovereign over everything that happens in our lives. Nothing is beyond his control. And for his followers, we have the…
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A Faith that Costs Nothing Is Worth Nothing
Can you imagine having something or someone be the priority of your life, yet never doing anything to show it? It's impossible. King David knew this truth…
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God Is Either in First Place or No Place in Your Life
Something or someone has the most important place in your life. Sits on the throne of your heart. Rules you from within. Here is the key question for all of us…
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The Battle Belongs to the Lord
"The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord" (Proverbs 21:31). Scripture is clear. Repeatedly throughout the Bible we…
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Stay Ready and You Don't Have to Get Ready
"Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming" (Matthew 24:42). Stay ready, and you don't have to get ready. This is true in…
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Less Is More
"Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked" (Psalm 37:16). Less is more. It's a great life lesson I'm learning. I just…
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My Last Breath Here Will Be My First Breath There
"Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you" (Ephesians 5:14). My last breath here will be my first breath there. Think about this…
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Peace if Possible. Truth at All Costs
"Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword" (Matthew 10:34). Martin Luther, a 16th century leader…
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Gonna Burn
"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and…
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Faith Equals a Blessing. Fear Equals a Burden.
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you…
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God Gives You a New Name
Name change. It happens after a significant event has occurred in a person's life. A woman's name changes after she becomes a wife. A child's name changes…
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Don't Get Bitter, Get Better
"See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled" (Hebrews…
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Your Jesus Is Just a Crutch
"Your Jesus is just a crutch." It's an often-spoken phrase of ridicule toward followers of Jesus. Has it ever been said to you? If so, how should you respond…
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Illustrative Alliterations
Alliteration produces soothing sounds, and is a common feature in poetry. Alliterative words are linked together thematically, spotlighting the subject they're…
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Flee Temptation and Don't Give It a Forwarding Address
"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil" (Matthew 6:13). When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, temptation was something he specifically…
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You Can't Hate Someone You're Praying For
"But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven" (Matthew 5:44-45). This is…
A Moment of HopeThe Test of Christianity Is Not Just Loving Jesus, but Loving Judas
Jesus. What a beautiful name it is. Jesus is easy to love! He was perfect in every way. The One who first loved us (1 John 4:10). Who died on the cross to…
A Moment of HopeDon't Protect What God Is Trying to Direct
Don't protect what God is trying to direct. We all have something we finally possess after a long time of waiting. A special something from God. But sometimes…
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The Two Greatest Faith Killers: Feelings and Circumstances
"Abraham did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the…
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Show Me Your Friends and I'll Show You Your Future
"Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm" (Proverbs 13:20). "Social capital" is a term used today to describe the…
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You're Communicating All the Time
Some people believe they don't do a good job communicating with others. So, they don't even try to do so. But actually, we are communicating - intentionally or…
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Parents: Be the Adult in the Room
"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you" (Exodus 20:12). The fifth commandment calls…
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Humility: Once You Think You Have It, You Don't
"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you" (James 4:10). Humility is elusive; once you think you have it, you don't. Consider this…
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God Designed Seasons in Your Life
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens" (Ecclesiastes 3:1). The Creator of the universe designed a seedtime and…
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Culture Always Trumps Vision
Without a vision, God's people perish (Proverbs 29:18). It's why vision is foundational to any church, company, or family. But here's the caveat: Culture…
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We Want God's Hand Until He Demands
"I'm spiritual, but not religious." It's a mantra spoken regularly in today's culture. Whenever someone says it, I always wonder, "What does that really mean?"…
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Hurt People Hurt People
As human beings living in a fallen world, one thing is for sure. We will be hurt by others. Experiencing hurt is an inevitable part of the human experience…