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

LUKE 24

Happy Sunday! What a joy to be back at our home church, Southcliff Baptist this morning! Due to serving God in Hong Kong & Florida we...

Dan Potter

Sep 12, 20183 min read

JOHN 1

Hello Monday! Hopefully nobody has a "case of the Mondays"... : ( (there's your free Office Space quote for the day) Marge & I had a...

Dan Potter

Sep 12, 20183 min read

JOHN 2 & 3

Good morning and welcome to another sunny hot day in Texas. For those of you that know me well you know how much I love sunshine. It's...

Dan Potter

Sep 12, 20183 min read

JOHN 4

Happy hump day! I'm really happy to be in the car leaving Ikea...that place is crazy! I realize why they put food at the half way point,...

Dan Potter

Sep 12, 20182 min read

JOHN 5

Good morning beloved, happy Thursday! It's another beautiful day around the Potter household here in Fort Worth as we look forward to...

Dan Potter

Sep 12, 20183 min read

JOHN 6

Good day friends! I hope all is well in your world today and that the Lord is blessing your steps with enough joy and peace that you can...

Dan Potter

Sep 12, 20183 min read

JOHN 7

Good (early) morning! Marge & I are up early this morning, so we can drive over towards Tyler, Texas for our nephews 1st birthday party....

Dan Potter

Sep 12, 20183 min read

JOHN 8

Greetings and happy Sunday. Margie and I had a great time at Southcliff Baptist this morning studying the 1st chapter of Revelation in...

Dan Potter

Sep 12, 20183 min read

JOHN 9

Good Monday morning! It’s sofa day at the Potter’s house! Margie has made her final choice on a sofa (it also passed my test as I feel...

Dan Potter

Sep 12, 20185 min read

JOHN 10

Hello and good morning! Welcome to another 5MC, thanks for playing along and hanging out with me today. Great news, we have sofas! Many...

Dan Potter

Sep 12, 20184 min read

ACTS 24

Good morning and happy Wednesday. I pray that you are having great success with your 5 minute challenge and are being blessed with 5...

Dan Potter

Sep 12, 20185 min read

What is the 5 Minute Challenge?

The 5 minute challenge (5MC) is simply this, spend 5 minutes in God’s Word every day for 30 days. Sounds simple, huh? Well if it’s so...

Dan Potter

Sep 11, 20182 min read

ACTS 23 - Welcome to The5MC.com!

Good morning and what a big day for the 5MC! If you’re reading this you found the new website, the5mc.com, WELCOME! A few weeks ago...

Dan Potter

Sep 11, 20189 min read

JOHN 11

Welcome to another beautiful day that the Lord has made! Yesterday was another great day around the Potter house as things continue to...

Dan Potter

Sep 10, 20185 min read

JOHN 12

Good morning and happy Thursday. I had a great birthday yesterday, turning 47. Age has never bothered me, I just don’t know what to think...

Dan Potter

Sep 10, 20184 min read

JOHN 13

Happy Aloha Friday! When Margie & I were in Hawaii, every Friday in the islands was a big deal and referred to as “Aloha Friday”. In...

Dan Potter

Sep 10, 20183 min read

JOHN 14

Good morning and good Saturday! Doesn’t Saturday have a great, fun feel to it? It’s funny how all the days of the week have a different...

Dan Potter

Sep 10, 20184 min read

90 days in the walk

Good morning. I started stirring this morning at 4:30 a little earlier than normal and thought why fight it, get up and write. Maybe it...

Dan Potter

Sep 10, 201810 min read

JOHN 15

Happy Monday all! I hope you had a great weekend and are refreshed both in the spirit and physically for a brand new set of days. After...

Dan Potter

Sep 10, 20187 min read

JOHN 16

Hello and good Tuesday. You know what’s great about Tuesdays? Its’ pretty simple…It’s Taco Tuesday at Rosa’s Café! We love Rosa’s and...

Dan Potter

Sep 10, 20184 min read