60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon

Send us Fan Mail Get Moving “Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.” – Exodus 14:14   Moses was standing around and waiting for a miracle. He knew they Egyptian army was on the way. He believed that God would deliver them. Moses didn’t have a faith problem. He had an action problem. The very next verse in the has God telling Moses to use that st...

Send us Fan Mail Stand Firm in Hope “But Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today, for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again.” - Exodus 14:13   This verse begins a six or seven verse sequence that informs can inform our response to difficulties and challenges. After 400 years of slavery in Egyp...

Send us Fan Mail Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you. Ovid I’m not fond of the phrase “blessing in disguise”. To me that phrase diminishes the real pain and hardship folk are experiencing or have experienced. We must never do that. We don’t want to dwell in our pain. It needs to be acknowledged. Ovid’s quote here, and the old expression do point an invaluable truth. Good...

Send us Fan Mail “For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?” - 1 Thessalonians 2:19 In this letter, Paul shares an obvious though often hidden truth. Our legacy is determined by the constitution and impact we have left on others. We serve and care for each other in no small part because we hope for each other....

Send us Fan Mail “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. “ - Ephesians 1:18 When we begin to see the alternative to the way things are now through the eyes of our heart, when we really see it, we begin to believe that it is possible. We begin to hope.  We have b...

Send us Fan Mail “For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.” Psalm 52:9 The ancient song writer shares here in this verse that our ability to be hopeful arises from our regular practice of gratitude in the company of grateful, gracious people.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail “The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.” - Barbara Kingsolver  To live a fulfilling life of possibility and purpose, it’s absolutely critical that we take the time to figure out exactly what it is we are hoping for. What do we want...

Send us Fan Mail “But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. In the moments when the clouds of hopelessness block out all the light, King points us to this greatest lesson: The stars are always present- even when we can’t see them.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.  King and the other activists were not naive. They were determined to see their hopes fulfilled.  While they lost many battles, they always believed they would win the war. They always believed that the world as it should be would one day be the world as it is Support the show

Send us Fan Mail “The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. One of my favorite verses challenges us not to be conformed to this world but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds… When I think about MLK and the many heroes of the civil rights era, we see folk refused to accept th...

Send us Fan Mail Sustained Not Consumed  “I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.” -  Lamentations 3:20-22 Even if you’ve never opened this or any other portion of scripture before, from the name lamentations, one quickly understands that the aut...

Send us Fan Mail “If the Lord comes and burns- as you say he will- I am not going away; I am going to stay here and stand the fire like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! And Jesus will walk with me through the fire and keep me from harm.” Truth could have opted to accept her circumstances of slavery and servitude. She could have accepted her fate and quietly lived a second-class life. Instead she c...

Send us Fan Mail “Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.” 2 Corinthians 3:12 When our hope is strong enough, we find the courage to pursue it.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail “Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you..” - Zechariah 9:12 When we allow hope to be our fortress, the belief that our legacy, our impact will continue and flourish will see us through the most difficult days.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail “If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.” - Thomas Edison The key to overcoming feelings of inadequacy and fear is to wake up determined to give our best every day…  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” - Warren Buffet We do not get to decide the circumstances to which we were born. Perhaps no trees were planted for us.  We do get to choose the vision of the world we embrace. We can choose to work towards it.  Therefore, plant the tree. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail “You wearied yourself by such going about, but you would not say ‘It is hopeless.’ You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not faint.”  -Isaiah 57:10 This author knew the  weight of heartbreak and the weight of despair. This author knew the exhaustion of picking up the pieces and starting over again. Yet this author speaks of never giving up… Support the show

Send us Fan Mail What lessons can we learn from the lioness who had the fierce lion she had raised taken away? Hear how she made the most of what was left.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail All of us are going to face real adversity in our lives, nights so long and deep that we do not expect to see the dawn. In these moments, let us be inspired by Anne Lamott. “Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and do the right thing, dawn will come…” Support the show

Send us Fan Mail To tap into our potential and develop our gifts, we have to step out of our comfort zones. The next step is just as important. We have to take the time to develop a vision.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Do you feel like you have potential you haven’t tapped and gifts you haven’t used? Do you believe that you can be more, do more, contribute more? Realizing that potential begins with leaving the familiar and the comfortable behind.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Broadcast media, social media, advertisers and many others make their money by keeping us engaged. Stoking negative emotions such as fear, anxiety, anger and resentment are good for their bottom line. In such a context, it is critical that we guard our hearts and minds by focusing on the positive.  Support the show