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Welcome to the 5 minute challenge, a resource encouraging all to grow in God daily through study of His Word.
Bienvenidos al reto de los 5 minutos, un recurso que anima a todos a crecer en Dios diariamente a través del estudio de Su Palabra.
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4
Jesús le respondió, "Escrito está: “No solo de pan vive el hombre, sino de toda palabra que sale de la boca de Dios”. Mateo 4:4
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Filling Empty ~ 2 Kings 17
“They rejected His statutes and His covenant which He made with their fathers, and His warnings which He gave them. And they followed...
Dan Potter
Apr 55 min read
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2 Kings 25 - Whose Side Are You Own?
When the TV show Survivor first launched in 2000, Marge and I were hooked. One of the programs that is credited with launching the...
Dan Potter
Nov 20, 20206 min read
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2 Kings 24 - Giving Up and Giving In
In any contest, sporting event or game there is a victor and the vanquished. The conqueror and the conquered. In any argument, fight or...
Dan Potter
Nov 19, 20205 min read
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2 Kings 23 - History's Roller Coaster
This time will be different. How many times have you told yourself this concerning some life struggle? The idea that with everything...
Dan Potter
Nov 18, 20205 min read
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2 Kings 22 - The Return of the Word
I was only seven when Star Wars came out. It simply rocked my world. It was such a big deal I remember my mom and dad taking me to a new...
Dan Potter
Nov 17, 20206 min read
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2 Kings 21 - The Direction You Lead
When we think of a leader we usually drift off to the idea of a good one. A leader that is fair, honest, good, kind, and trustworthy....
Dan Potter
Nov 16, 20206 min read
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2 Kings 20 - Precious Things
Life is precious. As we traverse our daily journey each and every day, life is a gift allowed and offered by the hand of Almighty God....
Dan Potter
Nov 13, 20206 min read
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2 Kings 19 - Spreading it Before God
Put 7.8 billion people together on seven continents and you get the perfect recipe for friction. People argue, fight, war, slander,...
Dan Potter
Nov 12, 20206 min read
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2 Kings 18 - The First Step
Have you ever had such a monumental task in front of you that you simply didn’t know where to begin? Maybe it was a mess so big and...
Dan Potter
Nov 11, 20205 min read
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2 Kings 17 - You Become What You Follow
The most valuable thing you have is your time. And you are free to spend it how you choose. You can spend it loving all those around you....
Dan Potter
Nov 10, 20207 min read
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2 Kings 16 - God 2.0
There is a certainty in our world today. A speeding locomotive that even Superman would struggle to slow. Technology. The amazing feats...
Dan Potter
Nov 9, 20206 min read
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2 Kings 15 - The Apple and the Tree
Ralph Waldo Emerson first brought it into western culture by paraphrase, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” The idea that...
Dan Potter
Nov 6, 20204 min read
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2 Kings 14 - Finishing Strong
The ways to run a race are many. If you get a great start out of the blocks, you’ll get a jump on your competitors. If you’re simply...
Dan Potter
Nov 5, 20205 min read
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2 Kings 13 - Spiritual Osmosis
The power of osmosis. I love the story of the little boy that had failed to properly study for his English exam. As his mom wakes him up...
Dan Potter
Nov 4, 20206 min read
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2 Kings 12 - A Good Steward
Duke Acton’s empire grew. Once a small provincial estate, it was now growing just as quickly as his tenant farmer’s wheat and barley. His...
Dan Potter
Nov 3, 20205 min read
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2 Kings 11 - Protection From What You Can't See
It’s a fact of life that has been and always will be, the precious gift of life can be taken in the blink of an eye. We have seen just...
Dan Potter
Nov 2, 20205 min read
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2 Kings 10 - Practice What You Preach
I think my neighbor’s house is big and ostentatious, but mine is the same size. I think the kids at school are rude and obnoxious, but...
Dan Potter
Oct 30, 20205 min read
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2 Kings 9 - Don't Read, Study
Last week I finished off what many consider to be the greatest western novel of all time, Lonesome Dove. At a thick 900 pages, it is...
Dan Potter
Oct 29, 20205 min read
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2 Kings 8 - The Fixed Gaze of God
“When a tree falls in the woods and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?” A popular philosophical and metaphysical...
Dan Potter
Oct 28, 20205 min read
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2 Kings 7 - Once is Enough
Sometimes in life once of anything is enough. As is the case with tropical storms and hurricanes. Gamma, Delta and Zeta. One major...
Dan Potter
Oct 27, 20206 min read
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