Hours of Work for a New Car
Fire investigators on the Hawaiian island of Maui determined the cause of a recent blaze that destroyed a $127,000 home. It was a short in the home’s newly installed fire …
Hours of Work for a New Car Read MoreAuthor: Rick Grubbs
Wife’s Favorite Flower
Bob and his wife were attending a marriage seminar when to the instructor said: “It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other. …
Wife’s Favorite Flower Read More Fearing God
Would you like to be wise? Would you like to have riches, honor, & life? The Bible says we can have all of these if we learn to fear God. …
Fearing God Read More Fixing the Bump
A foreigner was visiting the US and said, “I don’t understand your American roads. When you have a bump in the road you put a sign up saying ‘bump’. In …
Fixing the Bump Read More Four Stages of Growth
Professional trainer Bryan Flanagan identifies four stages of growth. In stage one, we are “Unconsciously Incompetent.” We’re naive. We don’t even realize how little we know. In stage two we …
Four Stages of Growth Read More Flurry on the Way to the Grave
Someone said, “Life was a flurry that occurred on the way to the grave.” That little one liner gives a good summary of the way many people live their lives …
Flurry on the Way to the Grave Read More Learning to Walk
Remember when you taught your child to walk? You were so excited, you gathered the grandparents in the living room and everyone clapped and cheered as the little one took …
Learning to Walk Read More Forgotten Faces
Andrew Jackson, the 7th US President was the first President to have his photo taken. No one alive today has seen the face of any of the first 6 Presidents. …
Forgotten Faces Read More Decisiveness
If we are to manage our time well there is one character quality that must be cultivated. It is decisiveness. Being decisive means focusing on our destination rather than focusing …
Decisiveness Read More Deepening vs. Broadening
The deepest spot in the world’s oceans is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific which reaches a depth of 36,201 feet. Water pressure in the trench is 8 tons per …
Deepening vs. Broadening Read More Landlord Learns to Delegate
A landlord owned several rental properties which he always managed himself. He mowed the yards, picked up trash and did all the maintenance he could himself to save money. After …
Landlord Learns to Delegate Read More Deliver the Goods
A sign posted in a small business read: The 57 Rules of Success #1. Deliver the goods. #2. The other 56 don’t matter. I’m not sure I would agree 100% …
Deliver the Goods Read More Demas
Have you ever heard of a Bible character named Demas? He may be unfamiliar to you because he is only briefly mentioned three times in Scripture. At the close of …
Demas Read More Denial
Some people think “denial” is just the name of a big river in Egypt. But “denial” is something a lot closer to home than that. Denial is one of our …
Denial Read More Develop a Niche
A man jumped from a plane and his parachute failed to open. About half way down, he saw another man flying upward from the ground and asked, “Do you know …
Develop a Niche Read More Difficult Assignments Bring Satisfaction
Someone once noted: “Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.” …
Difficult Assignments Bring Satisfaction Read More Divide it Up
A waiter asked, “Sir, would you like your pizza cut into four pieces or eight?” “Oh just four.” He replied, “I could never eat eight pieces.” That customer failed to …
Divide it Up Read More Do Right
The founder of a well known Christian university is remembered for a simple two word quote he often gave to his students. The little two word sermon was “Do right” …
Do Right Read More Do What You’ve Never Done
If you want something you’ve never had you’ll need to do something you’ve never done. Most true Christians say they want to do great things for God. But at the …
Do What You’ve Never Done Read More Doubling to $1,000,000
Would you like to have a million dollars? The formula is simple enough. Just take one dollar and double it twenty times and you will have $1,000,000. Let’s suppose you …
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