Daily Got a Minute Message with John Ed

John Ed Mathison

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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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1115 episodes

Building a Cathedral

Your attitude will determine how much you enjoy your work. 

59s
Mar 30
Marathon a Day

I hope reaching your goal will benefit a lot of people. 

59s
Mar 29
Verified Blue Check

You don’t need a blue mark—you just need to be a responsible individual who is interested in the welfare of others. 

59s
Mar 28
The Lost Ring

Remember there is always hope when God is involved.

59s
Mar 27
Cow Dung

A German artist is famous for his detailed paintings of a Bavarian rural landscape.

1m
Mar 24
Wild Horse

Jesus says, “Happy are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.” 

59s
Mar 23
Embracing Change

A change causes a lot of things to become obsolete. 

58s
Mar 22
Real vs. Fake

Sometimes in life we find some object that we think is real, and it turns out to be a replica. 

59s
Mar 21
Barcelona Heros

It’s good to be ready to meet any emergency—even if you are on your honeymoon. 

58s
Mar 20
Chain of Giving

It’s amazing how one act of kindness can do to instigate other acts of kindness. 

59s
Mar 17
Spiritual Fitness

Paul had an interesting take on physical exercise when he wrote to his young friend Timothy. 

59s
Mar 16
Setting a Good Example

Always do what is right, even when no one is looking. 

59s
Mar 15
Your Value

Last month some people were excavating an abandoned old west gold mine that was used in the 1880s. 

59s
Mar 14
Changing our Culture

I remember going to school and never worrying about safety. 

1m
Mar 13
A Hamster Named Spud

It’s interesting to see what kind of animals mean the most to someone. 

58s
Mar 10
Tidiness Guru

In life it’s much easier to talk about how things should be rather than to go out and do them. 

58s
Mar 09
Serving Other People

Bryan Johnson is a 45-year-old software entrepreneur who is spending millions of dollars to try to reverse the aging process and have the body of an 18-year-old. 

59s
Mar 08
“They just get to school happy.”

Some people are so creative in helping other people .

1m
Mar 07
Homecoming King and Queen

A beautiful thing happened recently. Selena Schuster and Timmy Matykiewicz met as toddlers and became best friends. 

59s
Mar 06
The Light of the World

There is a famous painting by Holman Hunt that hangs in rooms in many churches and homes 

59s
Mar 03
Giants

We face a lot of giants in life. 

57s
Mar 02
Acts of Kindness

Goal setting is always a good thing to do in life. 

58s
Mar 01
Bigger and Better Plans

Too often in life we sell God short on what He wants to do in our lives. 

1m
Feb 28
Missing

When some person or some animal is lost, owners will go to extreme methods to try and find them. 

59s
Feb 27
Financial Blessings

“It’s hard to hold a full cup, especially if that cup was filled quickly.” 

1m
Feb 24
Pardoned Turkeys

Bates turkey farm in Greenville, Alabama always offers two turkeys for the Governor to pardon at Thanksgiving. 

59s
Feb 23
1 In 4 Trillion

In a remote sparsely populated part of Nevada County, California, Dustin Procita had his house destroyed by a meteorite. 

1m
Feb 22
Spiritual Bath

Someone said, “We used to take our religion daily and our baths weekly—now we take our religion weekly and our baths daily.” 

59s
Feb 21
Safety

We seem to be developing a culture of distrust, danger, and violence. 

59s
Feb 20