5 Minutes of Hope

Sharing the HOPE and encouragement we have in God.

Category: Prayer

  • Hey, Doug Dial here with 1 minute of hope. Let’s be candid. At times … the horizon looks mighty bleak. Just a sprinkle of bad news can cause dread and fear to wash over us in an attempt to drown us in despair. 🎶 Do you fear the gath’ring clouds of sorrow? Tell it to…

  • The Heart of God

    I want you home to be with Me But until I bring you there Another place awaits you, friend That’s only found in prayer! It’s a world unlike any other On a path that’s not well trod When you give Me all your life, My child You’ll touch the heart of God!

  • The Many and the One

    There is a good-sized diner located in central New Jersey which shall remain nameless … until … I name it. Their menu, about the size AND THICKNESS of a Hagstrom roadmap, boasts of hundreds of choices. Yeah, but do they make Omelettes? Did you say omelettes? Let me tell ya, if there is a food…

  • A Privilege Called Prayer

    A Privilege called Prayer … conversing with the Creator … … talking with the Teacher … … supping with the Shepherd … … through a privilege called prayer … Prayer — is most certainly not rattling off our wish list while lounging on the lap of some fat stranger wearing a fake costume, sporting a…

  • Don’t Quit

    Hey, Doug Dial here with one minute of hope. My wife and I can’t forget the words our pastor shared with us the day we told him our daughter had made some horrible decisions and walked away from God. Pastor Chris said, “It’s been my experience that an issue THIS serious doesn’t normally get resolved…

  • Holy Brakes

    by Norbert & Cathy Bauer Back in the first few centuries of Christendom, thousands of Egyptian followers of Jesus fled the big cities to live in the silence and solitude of the desert. They became known as the “Desert Fathers and Mothers” who gained great influence in all parts of the Church. What was their…