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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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Judges 21 - Two Wrongs Make More Wrong
In college I had to take algebra, calculus, trigonometry, statistics, finance, and accounting. For a guy that doesn’t like math or...
Dan Potter
Jun 19, 20205 min read
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Judges 20 - The Societal Spiral
I remember years ago at the arcade marveling at a super fun little device called the coin gravity well. You’ve probably seen these,...
Dan Potter
Jun 18, 20205 min read
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Judges 19 - The Slippery Slope of Sin
“The slippery slope is a logical fallacy in which a relatively small claim is asserted to inevitably lead to a significant event that...
Dan Potter
Jun 17, 20205 min read
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Judges 18 - How Low Can You Go?
I think that just about everybody has played the game of limbo. Two people grab a stick and all the others slowly make their way under...
Dan Potter
Jun 16, 20206 min read
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Judges 17 - "I Do What I Feel Like"
The Simpsons. Episode 7, Season 5. “Bart’s Inner Child.” Original air date, November 11, 1993. If you haven’t seen it, do. What an...
Dan Potter
Jun 15, 20206 min read
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Judges 16 - Saved but Lost
The disobedient believer. A life saved by Christ but in constant rebellion to His rule over that very life. One that is guaranteed a home...
Dan Potter
Jun 12, 20205 min read
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Judges 15 - Equally Yoked
The strongest horse in the world is the Belgian draft horse. Primarily used for pulling, plowing and general farm work, the Belgian is a...
Dan Potter
Jun 11, 20206 min read
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Judges 14 - Be Careful Little Feet
Little Johnny is quite the handful, always on the move and always up to something. His mom has her work cut out for her. Keeping track of...
Dan Potter
Jun 10, 20206 min read
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Judges 13 - You Know What to Do
While growing up I never had to question what was asked of me, it was made crystal clear. Don’t fight with your brothers (and hurt them),...
Dan Potter
Jun 9, 20205 min read
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Judges 12 - Who Are You Fighting?
So much fighting. It’s all around us, surrounding us, impossible to escape. We see it in the news, we see it on the streets, we see it at...
Dan Potter
Jun 8, 20206 min read
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Judges 11 - The "Buts" of Life
I’ve never had to use crutches, but I’ll have to tell you, I always thought they were pretty cool. Maybe the fact that I think they’re...
Dan Potter
Jun 5, 20205 min read
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Judges 10 - Does God Get Mad?
You don’t have to look around very much today to see anger. The pictures and videos of people rioting and looting in our streets show...
Dan Potter
Jun 4, 20206 min read
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Judges 9 - The Pursuit of Pride
Blue has a new frisbee. Blue being our new one year old Australian Shepherd dog. It’s a special frisbee. Bright fluorescent yellow and...
Dan Potter
Jun 3, 20205 min read
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Judges 8 - Who's Really in Charge?
There’s always somebody in charge. Growing up it was my parents. In school it was my teachers and principals. At my first job it was the...
Dan Potter
Jun 2, 20206 min read
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Judges 7 - It's OK to be Afraid
There’s countless oddities about human nature but one that really perplexes me is fear. Specifically, being afraid of something versus...
Dan Potter
Jun 1, 20205 min read
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Judges 6 - Too Strong to be Used
Every once in a while I’ll be flipping through the channels and come across one of those strong man competitions. You know the ones,...
Dan Potter
May 29, 20206 min read
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Judges 5 - Give Praise Where Praise is Due
Thank you, please, yes ma’am and no sir. The basics of being polite and proper as I was taught growing up. If you desired something from...
Dan Potter
May 27, 20205 min read
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Judges 4 - Ordinary People
They’re everywhere. The world is full of them. Everywhere you look you’re bound to see them by the millions. In other countries, in the...
Dan Potter
May 26, 20206 min read
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Judges 3 - Testing and Teaching, Which Comes First?
I have a confession to make. I have great anxiety about taking tests. Sometimes I still have anxiety filled dreams about those make or...
Dan Potter
May 25, 20206 min read
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Judges 2 - The Grass is Greener
Look over there, do you see it? Yes, way over there, just over that fence. Over there is better. The scenery better, the flowers...
Dan Potter
May 22, 20206 min read
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