A Month of Comfort and Wisdom: Five-Minute Meditations for Fresh Spiritual Strength

It has been wisely said, "Change your focus, change your reality." With this collection of daily meditations and prayers, the authors hope to come alongside people who face difficulties, obstacles, and a general mood of self-defeat and help redirect their focus upon God, and the tremendous resources of our faith, so that their reality is changed. This collection of thirty-one daily meditations is not a substitute for the Bible. Rather, each meditation is an invitation into the vast treasures of the Bible, offering guidance where people might look for comfort and wisdom for the daily challenges they face. The stiffest battle of life is locating the wisdom and strength to stand up to life's challenges with poise, courage, and uncommon power. Here is a resource that provides a deeper experience of God's presence and power that leads to the mastery of life.

W. Douglas Hood Jr. has been the senior pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida, since 2012. He holds an MDiv from Columbia Theological Seminary and a DMin from Fuller Theological Seminary. His sermons and articles have appeared in Lectionary Homiletics, Preaching Great Texts, Biblical Preaching Journal, and Preaching: Word & Witness. Doug is married to Grace, has two children, Nathanael and Rachael, and resides in Boynton Beach, Florida.




Michael B. Brown, for many years the senior minister of Marble Collegiate Church in New York City, has been featured on national television specials for ABC, NBC, and PBS. While in New York, he was viewed each week in 167 different countries via live-streaming. He currently teaches biblical studies at High Point University, leads preaching cohorts for practicing pastors at Duke University Divinity School, and travels nationally as a preacher, lecturer, and keynote speaker.





Leo S. Thorne is a retired associate general secretary for mission resource development for the American Baptist Churches USA. A retired senior pastor, university English professor, and senior university administrator, he maintains a life-long passion for prayers and poetry, particularly religious poetry. He is married to Rev. Dr. Yvonne Martinez Thorne and resides in Delray Beach, Florida.