Author: Rick Grubbs

Did you know a crocodile can’t stick out its tongue? Polar bears are left-handed? There are 336 dimples on a golf ball? A snail can sleep for 3 years? All …

Would you say someone who watches 20 minutes of TV each week worships TV? Probably not. A person in our day who only watches only 20 minutes of TV each …

One of my earliest memories is going with my father to the county fair where they had “freak shows” with sword swallowers, fat ladies, and, on one occasion, I recall, …

Personal productivity consultant Denis Waitley says, “Good time management allows you to maximize the daily return on the energy and mental effort you expend.” The enemy of good time management …

J. Oswald Sanders said, “Only the disciplined person will rise to his highest power. He is able to lead because he has conquered himself.” K.P. Yohannan put it this way, …

Tonto asked the Lone Ranger, “Kemo sabe, what you think when you look up at night and see moon and stars?” The Lone Ranger replied, “I think of the greatness …

The first modern submarine was the H. L. Hunley which was powered by a hand crank and had a crew of 13. It went down during the American Civil War …

The Library of Congress in Washington DC has over 130 million items contained in 530 miles of bookshelves. That’s an overwhelming amount of information. But another information repository that is …

I read this morning of a man who left his church after looking around one Sunday and realizing that if he died that day there would not even be six …

In 1971, a couple of Swiss tourists named Hans and Erma, along with their pet poodle, Rosa, stopped a Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong. They asked the waiter if he …

My wife recently picked up a book at a yard sale titled, “The Lost Soul’s First Day in Eternity.” As I’ve read it in my devotions, I’ve been greatly challenged …

Years ago, Mary Ann Smith of London England had a novel idea which became a thriving business. At that time there were many working class families in London who could …

A recent USA Today article told about a trend among successful CEO’s who push themselves way beyond their comfort zone to what they termed their “freakout point.” These thrill-seeking CEO’s …

Business consultant Brian Tracy says, “The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term is the indispensable …

I suppose every family develops their own buzz words that might not be understood by outsiders. For example, in our home, we’ll talk about eating a “boxed nasty.” That’s our …