5 Minutes of Hope

Sharing the HOPE and encouragement we have in God.

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Doug Dial, a native of Maine and longtime New Jersey resident, is an author known for his inspirational, easy-to-read poetry and heartfelt insights. With a background in theology, decades of teaching and speaking experience, and a deep love for Jesus and his wife of 40+ years, Doug writes with warmth, wisdom, and real-life relevance.

Category: Hope

  • WWJD

  • Pray, Now More Than Ever

    “Too many times when we are under stress or opposition, we do everything but call a prayer meeting. We try to pull political levers, we hold strategy sessions, we “claim the promises” in a rote sort of way instead of praying them biblically. But God said we could “receive mercy and find grace to help…

  • No Room for Jesus

    Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. John 21:25 No room in the inn No room in the world Could contain all the things Jesus did that were good…

  • C’mon Folks— Sing

    Jesus paid it all All to Him I owe Sin had left a crimson stain He washed it white as snow — Elvina M. Hall

  • The Healer

  • Overflowing with Abundance

    Fat and flourishing Overflowing and full Filled with the Spirit Bearing fruit, still 🎶 This is that. This is that. Spoken by the prophet Joel. The Holy Ghost has come, revealing God‘s own son. And this is that which satisfies my soul. What took place in that upper room in the second chapter of Acts…

  • Bear Fruit

    Bear much fruit Then bear more Abide in the Vine That’s the score Apart from Christ Nothing gets done Submit to the Father Obey the Son “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”…

  • Nick the Dad

    Nicholas G. Fornarotto was most truly an amazing family man. Just shy of reaching his 95th birthday, Nick Fornarotto achieved and accomplished numerous successes. But make no mistake: He did what he did because he was who he was. Of his many titles— I would like to give him the following handle: Nick the Dad.…

  • Ever Building

    He tears down He builds up He empties me He fills my cup Ever shaping Ever building His part: working My job: yielding Except the Lord build the house; they labor in vain. Psalm 127:1

  • Death to Life: the Jesus Way

    One will NEVER come to know and experience the “Jesus life” without first undergoing the “Jesus Death.” He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Isaiah 53:3 Have this mindset:…