In each episode of “Got a Minute,” retired Methodist minister John Ed Mathison will share a small piece of wisdom to help you through your day.
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What’s more important to you—perception of being a unique neighborhood or helping reduce the response time of people who are coming to help?By John Ed Mathison
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People are looking at what is hanging on the walls of your life. Let what they see be challenging and convicting and a positive witness for Him who created your life and the walls of your life.By John Ed Mathison
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Paul wrote, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13) What are you willing to overcome today in order to follow God’s purpose for your life?By John Ed Mathison
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Let’s thank God every day for our great American heroes who showed us how to pursue liberty in our nation. Let’s each of us set the bar high every day.By John Ed Mathison
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Hitting a helicopter will never count as a hole-in-one. Be sure you hit God’s important target.By John Ed Mathison
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If you are not sure, stay out of the water. You will know in the future who is correct.By John Ed Mathison
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My candidate for leadership for America is Christ. He can lead us where we need to be. I know Christ is not going to change teams and I pray that we Christians will always be Christians.By John Ed Mathison
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We know how to get out of debt. Are we willing to do it individually and as a nation?By John Ed Mathison
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Jesus will ultimately win. I don’t advocate tattoos, but you can bet your life on who’s going to win in the future.By John Ed Mathison
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When you want to be like somebody, it’s not best to try to look like them physically but imitate them in terms of character and talent. Performance outshines anything else.By John Ed Mathison
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The most valuable gift ever is the gift of life and God’s grace. You don’t get it accidentally, but you don’t try to profit from it, but rather use it the way God intended your life to be. That will bring the most value to your life.By John Ed Mathison
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We need to discern what principles are consistent with God’s will for people today and put them into practice.By John Ed Mathison
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Laws can be helpful, but we have an opportunity to be engaged in ministry that changes the lives of all people. What if every Christian took that seriously?By John Ed Mathison
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What are you willing to do for somebody in need today—regardless of whether or not somebody would do the same for you? Always be ready to help.By John Ed Mathison
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Don’t trust technology—if you confess your sin, God forgives and forgets and what He remembers is more important than what technology and human efforts can ever accomplish.By John Ed Mathison
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People are still better than technology. It takes work and discipline and humility to improve communicational skills—but it is worth it. Let’s start today to do that.By John Ed Mathison
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The Bible teaches clearly that we should respect each other and treat each other as we would like to be treated.By John Ed Mathison
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What creatively could you do that might create a new business?By John Ed Mathison
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Sometimes you can fool the police, but we never fool ourselves or our Creator. Answer well to yourself and to Him.By John Ed Mathison
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Whenever a church has more funerals than it does births, it might have numbered days ahead. In the church, not only physical births, but spiritual births are the real mark of a future.By John Ed Mathison
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Whether it’s whales or people that God puts in your path, how much are you willing to help them get to a safe place?By John Ed Mathison
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When can we learn to just live together and appreciate opposite viewpoints, but treat them with civility?By John Ed Mathison
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There are other things other than road rage where we need to be careful of handling our anger. Deal creatively with your anger.By John Ed Mathison
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The older we get, the more time, talent and resources we have to accomplish some great goal. Please don’t let age be an excuse.By John Ed Mathison
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When you go fishing, no telling what you might catch. What will you do with what you catch today?By John Ed Mathison
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Know how God expects us to treat each other, and may we help people grow and be a blessing to many people.By John Ed Mathison
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How is your church or your business recognizing what doesn’t need to change, and what does need to change, and have the courage to adapt to changes?By John Ed Mathison
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Know the culture of the place that you are putting a new person or a new structure and be sure they can complement each other.By John Ed Mathison
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I would hope the school library boards would give a strong affirmation of the Bible—our forefathers did.By John Ed Mathison
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Don’t let age be a deterrent. You don’t have to set a record, but you do need to always have some goal in mind at every stage in life.By John Ed Mathison
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What if everybody in America went to the polls committed to “wanting the best for the community.” That’s a good approach to voting.By John Ed Mathison
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Are you willing today to go the extra mile or as many miles as it takes?By John Ed Mathison
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Think before you act and don’t do something foolish or stupid. If you do, take responsibility.By John Ed Mathison
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In an unexpected situation, Pamela made the young boy’s day, and the mom who was extremely grateful because it helped her get through a “guilt trip.” Always be ready to help someone.By John Ed Mathison
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Write a note or make a phone call to a former teacher and thank them. Teachers give so much more than any of us know about—sometimes even an organ transplant.By John Ed Mathison
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It doesn’t matter how old you are, be ready, trained, and jump into action when you see a need. It may be something mental, physical, or spiritual—you just might save somebody’s life.By John Ed Mathison
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Just acknowledge your inability, then affirm that person as being important in the sight of God. People don’t need their names pronounced correctly as much as they need solid, sincere, and positive affirmation.By John Ed Mathison
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Where are we spending our energy? I hope you and your church will exceed 6,000 car batteries’ worth of power in making a difference to help people in need.By John Ed Mathison
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In the church, we need to communicate in the right language this important message. It’s the only way to end the problem of the war created by sin that separates us from God. Let’s end that war.By John Ed Mathison
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I hope all delegates of all parties take those principles with them to their conventions and back home to the people they represent.By John Ed Mathison
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You might get fired by a human employer for following biblical examples, but pleasing God for this life and eternity is something you cannot lose. Be sure you go about the right strategy in life.By John Ed Mathison
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We need to offer words of encouragement to each other, not repeating something that is probably not true. Keeping our mouths shut is often the very best policy. Speak only good positive words to people today.By John Ed Mathison
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I believe that when people have a sense of a nation that’s worth dying for, it will also be a place where it’s worth people visiting.By John Ed Mathison
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We need to know that God is in control. I pray today we will place our trust in Him and know that the real victory is in His plan for your life. David trusted Him—you can too.By John Ed Mathison
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Look around and find someone who is a genuine Christ follower, and that will be the best reason to buy into everything that Jesus teaches.By John Ed Mathison
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Integrity of lifestyle and an understanding of marriage ought to be a course that New York judges might take—and the rest of us as well.By John Ed Mathison
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I would also remind us that we need to teach people who receive the sacraments the importance of living our Christian faith. Before we criticize the priest or the woman, let’s evaluate how well we offer Christ’s love to every person.By John Ed Mathison
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Paul describes the only kind of love that will take marriage to a new level that will last a lifetime. Build your marriage on Biblical concepts and it can become a blessing rather than a problem in life.By John Ed Mathison
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More importantly in life, God has offered joy, happiness, peace, and grace and it is always 100 percent true. God’s promises are always consistent in what He says they are. You can count on that.By John Ed Mathison
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Just keep using your regular bike and enjoy it and get good exercise. You will be more healthy mentally, physically, and spiritually.By John Ed Mathison
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