Author: Rick Grubbs

Someone recently sent me the following anonymous quote about investing time in ways that will matter most: If you want your ideas to last for years, write them on paper. …

If I ask you, “What does a fireman do?” You’ll respond, “They put out fires.” But actually, firefighting consumes only a fraction of the firefighter’s workday. The firefighter spends many …

I like driving a stick shift. Because I’m a very frugal person, I like taking the car out of gear and seeing how far I can coast. When I’m a …

The youngest of our 11 children is little Jubilee. She is a one year old who loves it when I blow bubbles for her. In fact, she can get pretty …

I’ve had the opportunity to share our messages on “Redeeming the Time” in a variety of settings. But one of my all-time favorite meetings was with an Amish congregation in …

How heavily does God weigh into your daily schedule? David Wells writes: “It is one of the defining marks of our time that God is now weightless. I do not …

Someone has wisely noted that our knowledge is generally in an inverse relationship to its usefulness. By that I mean, we often know a lot about things that matter very …

I recently saw a phone app called “Type and Walk.” It uses the phone’s camera to create a transparent document on which you can type while still viewing where you …

“You had better try before you die.” I came across that simple challenge recently and was prompted to ask, “What is it that I need to try before I die?” …

One of my favorite writers is A. W. Tozer. He was one of greatest Christian thinkers of the last century. I like to read his work because it’s not the …

In the 1920’s, the president of Bethlehem Steel, told time management pioneer, Ivy Lee, “Show me a way to get more things done with my time and I’ll pay you …

I recently read of a Christian leader who was counseling a 17 year old girl who had abandonded her faith because of a tragic experience in her family. She simply …

A friend of mine who does air condition repair told me about a lady that kept complaining to her boss that it was always too hot or too cold in …

When is it better to fail than to succeed? You might answer, “Never! I’d always rather succeed than fail!” And that might have been my response also, until I came …

Yesterday, a can of paint spilled on the floor of my car and I can honestly say it didn’t stress me one bit. That’s because our family car, which is …

A man bought a talking centipede for a pet and made a little box for its home. The following Sunday he invited the centipede to go to church. When he …

Tom’s pastor gave him some marital advice, “Give your wife a complement. Tell her she looks like the first day of a warm beautiful spring.” When Tom got home he …

A man answered a help wanted ad from the local zoo. He was told the gorilla had died and they needed someone to wear a gorilla suit, eat bananas, and …

January 20, 2009 was a disturbing day for me. That was the day President Obama was sworn in to office. Now before you think I’m getting too political, let me …

You’ve heard the expression, “Time is money.” Maybe your boss uses it to remind you that when you waste time at work, you are actually wasting his money, since he …