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60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon

Horace McMillon

If we can hope and if we can love, we can change the world, starting with our own. "60 Seconds of Hope" your daily oasis of positivity and inspiration! Join Horace McMillon each day for a minute reflection designed to equip, empower, and inspire you to be your best self and to help all of us make the world a better place. Kickstart each morning with a dose of hope to uplift your spirits and set a positive tone for the day ahead. Tune in and embrace the power of positivity!

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How To Change Our Toxic Environments

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/09/10

Send us a text How to Change Our Toxic Environments “And the LORD said to Moses, "Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten shall look at it and live." - Numbers 21:8 The people of Israel had become tired of the seemingly endless journey from Egypt to their promise land. Many of them said they would have preferred slavery than to where they were. They even complained that they were tired of the food that God was providing them to eat. Their l...

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Life Giving Foolishness

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/09/09

Send us a text Life Giving Foolishness “For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” - 1 Corinthians 1:18 The so called wisdom of the world has us killing ourselves and each other. The message of the cross in Paul’s thinking is one in which we crucify our old patterns of thought and behavior. This makes space for the Spirit to resurrect and recreate us. We are freed from the slavery of old ways of l...

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When We Become Discouraged

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/09/08

Send us a text When We Became Discouraged “But the people became discouraged on the way.” - Numbers 21:4 The people of Israel had been liberated from slavery in Egypt, but they had not yet made it to their promise land. They lost faith in the process. They were tired and discouraged. In their discouragement they made foolish and self destructive decisions. Personal development is a process, and life is a journey. None of us gets to where we want to be as quickly as we’d like. Like...

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It Was Worth It

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/09/07

Send us a text It Was Worth It “So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.” -Luke 14:33 32 years ago I moved to Chicago to attend seminary. It wasn’t something I particularly wanted to do. But in my heart I knew I needed to. I wanted to answer my calling and live my purpose. But I also wanted to live my life. So, I went to school full time, and worked full time. Got myself promoted. Got a real nice place too. But working 50-60 ho...

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Finding Right When Everything Around You Is Wrong

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/09/06

Send us a text Finding Right When Everything Around You Is Wrong Philemon is the personal letter that Apostle Paul wrote while in prison to Philemon a wealthy slave holding convert on behalf of Onesimus, an escaped enslaved convert who was about to be sent back to Philemon. What does one do, when everything around you is wrong? That’s the question early Christians in the Roman Empire faced then. It’s the question every person of good will faces now. The letter contains...

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Learning To Be Effective In Broken Systems

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/09/05

Send us a text Learning To Be Effective In Broken Systems “I pray that the partnership of your faith may become effective as you comprehend all the good that we share in Christ.” - Philemon 1:6 Philemon is a personal letter that the Apostle Paul while in prison, wrote to one of his wealthy slave holding converts, on behalf of a runaway enslaved convert. How do we follow Jesus in broken world, when we are confronted with nothing but bad options? Paul was already...

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I Am Wonderful

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/09/04

Send us a text I Am Wonderful “I praise you, because I am wonderfully made; wonderful are your works! My very self you know.” Psalm 139:14 (NAB) Some of us struggle with our self identities, self confidence, and self esteem. We may fear that we are not good enough, smart enough, or pretty enough. We may fear that no one will really love us or even like us. The Psalmist wants us to put a permanent stop to this negative spiral. We are wonderful, every one of us. God made us Go...

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100% of the Royalties for “How to Pray” are going to...

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/09/04

Send us a textIn response to the flooding in Pakistan I’m donating 100% of the royalties for the first 1000 copies sold of my new book:How to Pray: Devotions for Prayer, Spiritual Discernment, and Living a Life of Faithby Horace McMillonIn just three minutes a day, for six weeks, you can transform your spiritual life.This 42-day devotional invites you to begin each day with spiritual reflection and a prayer of gratitude — grounding your spirit in thankfulness and opening your heart to God’s

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Choose The Paths That Lead To Life

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/09/03

Send us a text Choose The Path That Leads To Life “I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live.” - from Deuteronomy 30:19 We are responsible. We are responsible for the thoughts we entertain, the words we speak, the plans we make, and the actions we take. We have the freedom to choose how we show up in the world and the responsibility to choose the path we walk. So, what’s it going to be? We can choose to live o...

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Don’t Be A Scoffer

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/09/02

Send us a text Don’t Be A Scoffer “Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked or take the path that sinners tread or sit in the seat of scoffers,” - Psalm 1:1 If you’re reading or watching this far, chances are you think of yourself as a pretty good person who generally tries to do good and treat people right. You’re not out here trying to follow the advice of the wicked. So, let’s focus on the last part of Psalm 1, verse 1, the part of not being a scoffer. A...

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We Are Works In Progress

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/09/01

Send us a text We Are Works In Progress “So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. The vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed good to him.” - Jeremiah 18:3-4 Another important spiritual principle is humility. None of us are fully finished products. We all need God to reshape us and mold us into the people we need to be in this place and time. Each of us has to be ready to lea...

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When Is The Resurrection?

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/08/31

Send us a text 60 Seconds of Hope: When Is The Resurrection? “And you will be blessed because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." - Luke 14:14 What is the resurrection and when does it take place. Many Christians think of it as something that happens at the end of the world as we know it, perhaps on judgement day. Others think of it as something that happens after our physical deaths. The early Christians believed in a life after th...

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How To Be Steady

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/08/30

Send us a text 60 Seconds of Hope: How To Be Steady “They are not afraid of evil tidings; their hearts are firm, secure in the LORD. Their hearts are steady; they will not be afraid” - from Psalms 112:7-8 Fear of change, fear of the unknown, fear of hardship and suffering, fear of being laughed at and ridiculed, fear of not having enough or being enough… At some point, life is going bring most of us face to face with the thing or things we fear. How do we keep ourselves from being knock...

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Not Everyone Is Going To Cheer

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/08/29

Send us a text Not Everyone Is Going To Cheer You “The wicked see it and are angry; they gnash their teeth and melt away.” - from Psalm 112:10 Nearly all of us like to be praised. Nearly all of us like to be encouraged. Nearly all of us would like the whole hearted support of people around us. Some of us love being affirmed. Not everyone is going to cheer. Some folks are going to be angry and resentful, not because of anything we’ve done to them, but because of the way they feel a...

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How We Become Fearless

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/08/28

Send us a text “So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?"- Hebrews 13:6 Verse six is the conclusion of a six verse sequence where we, collectively and individually develop fierceness and fearlessness the face of adversity. First, we always look out for one another practicing kindness, compassion, generosity, and affection. We don’t have to be afraid because we have each other’s backs. Second, we practice hospitality....

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How Are We Any Better Off?

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/08/27

Send us a text How Are We Any Better Off? “It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice.” - Psalm 112:5 The psalmist says that those who are ethical and upright and live generously are well. How are we well? In what way are we better off than the mean and the stingy? How are we better off than the folks who are willing to do anything to get ahead? The scriptures point out that the rain falls on just and the unjust. Good and bad things ...

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How To Shine

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/08/26

Send us a text 60 Seconds Of Hope: How To Shine “They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright; they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.” - Psalm 112:4 How can we shine brightly? How we can we be beacons of hope? How can we become the light houses that help ships navigate the stormy seas of life? The psalmist identifies three aspects of character and habit that we must develop to do so. We must be gracious, merciful, and righteous. Notice how being gracious and m...

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What Pleases God?

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/08/25

Send us a text 60 Seconds of Hope: What Pleases God? “Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” - Hebrews 13:16 While creeds. confessions of faith, and intellectual frameworks have their uses, they are not the main thing. Tradition and ritual can be of great value, but in themselves are empty. We don’t please God by believing the right things. What pleases God are lives lived with compassion, generosity, and service. What pleas...

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A Morning Prayer For Anytime

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/08/24

Send us a text 60 Seconds Of Hope: A Morning Prayer For Anytime Thank you, God, for waking us up this morning with a portion of our health and strength and mind. We thank God today for our food, clothing and shelter. For a warm place to sleep and a comfortable place to lay our heads. We thank God for our friends and neighbors and co workers- for our families and our families of choice. For everyone who has shown us hospitality, kindness, and compassion, for every...

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Recognizing The Voice Of God: If It’s Not Love, It’s...

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon ·

2025/08/23

Send us a text Recognizing The Voice Of God: If It’s Not Love, It’s Not God A fellow TikTok’er in response to a recent post, asked how can we be sure that we are hearing God’s voice and not our own desires. How do we make sure we aren’t being self delusional? This is not only a great question. It is perhaps THE question when it comes to spiritual discernment. Here are a few thoughts: The voice of God in our lives usually challenges us to get better before it ever addresses our neighbors...

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