William Carey Quote
If you need some encouragement to do something meaningful with your life read a biography of William Carey. One of his life’s mottos was, “Expect great things from God. Attempt …
William Carey Quote Read MoreAuthor: Rick Grubbs
Well Meaning People’s Bad Advice
Remember when you were a child and your older sibling said, “If you don’t quit crossing your eyes they’re going to get stuck that way.” or, “If you don’t eat …
Well Meaning People’s Bad Advice Read More Ungodly Entertainment
In 1732 Alexander Pope wrote: Sin is a monster of such frightful countenance; That to be hated needs but to be seen; Yet seen too often, familiar with her face, …
Ungodly Entertainment Read More Tentative Living
Let me share with you a powerful quote from Fred Smith about committed vs. tentative living: Commitment is essential for victory in an individual’s life. Committed lives have meaning, accomplishment, …
Tentative Living Read More Staying Focused to Completion
Bill decided to water his garden. As he turned on the hose, he noticed the car needed washing. But as he started for the garage to get the car, the …
Staying Focused to Completion Read More Shoveling Snow while Snowing
I came across a little two line poem recently that gave a profound thought which could help some exhausted mothers of younger children. It read: Cleaning the house while the …
Shoveling Snow while Snowing Read More September 11 Delays
For those of us who constantly strive to make the best use of our time, delays can be frustrating. Good time management can eliminate many unnecessary delays but in the …
September 11 Delays Read More Right Now Stickers
In our church seminar on “Redeeming the Time” I always conclude with what I call the real key to redeeming the time. It is a simple technique that, if consistently …
Right Now Stickers Read More Requests for Help
A man answered his door at 3 in the morning to find a man standing in the rain asking him for a push. When he refused and returned to bed, …
Requests for Help Read More Recovery Efforts
Maybe you heard about the two-seater plane that crashed in a graveyard. Rescuers recovered 300 bodies. Some recovery efforts make more sense than others. The ones that make the least …
Recovery Efforts Read More Procrastination- Accumulating Consequences
A few years ago, I had a house with two water supplies. I had a well and pump which provided free water and, as a back-up, a connection to a …
Procrastination- Accumulating Consequences Read More Optimist Jumping from a Skyscraper
An extreme optimist jumped from the top of a skyscraper. As he sailed past the balconies on his way down he told the astonished onlookers, “Everything’s OK so far!” That …
Optimist Jumping from a Skyscraper Read More Nike Jogging Shoes
A few years ago I had put on a few extra pounds and decided to attack the problem by jogging. But that is not an easy thing to motivate myself …
Nike Jogging Shoes Read More Narrow Minded is OK
Perhaps you’ve heard about the man who was so narrow-minded he could clap his ears or he could look through a keyhole with both eyes at the same time. Narrow-mindedness …
Narrow Minded is OK Read More Poem- My Hands Were Busy
MY HANDS WERE BUSY My hands were busy through the day. I didn’t have much time to play The little games you asked to do, I didn’t have much time …
Poem- My Hands Were Busy Read More Mozart- Finishing Well
Have you ever heard of a guy that used to write music named Wolfgang Mozart? If you had lived in his day, the chances are you might not have heard …
Mozart- Finishing Well Read More Motorized Tie Racks
While searching the internet recently, I came across something I’m amazed that I have survived without for the past 43 years. It was a motorized, revolving tie rack. It held …
Motorized Tie Racks Read More Morning People
Is there really any such thing as a “morning person?” I suppose it all depends on what you mean. God made people in all different varieties. Some of those differences …
Morning People Read More Miser on his Deathbed
A stingy old man was lying on his deathbed. His family had been summonsed from around the country to come home for their father’s final departure. As he began to …
Miser on his Deathbed Read More Margin Defined
In his book “A Minute of Margin,” Richard Swenson writes, “Margin is like oxygen- everybody needs some. If we have too little, we suffer from the shortage. If we have …
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