Night Reigns
Is it possible to redeem the time while you’re sleeping? It sure is! Here’s how. Have you ever had a dream about something you were thinking of just before you …
Night Reigns Read MoreAuthor: Rick Grubbs
Try Again
An illustration I recently came across from a sales trainer read: For those who are reluctant to ask for the order more than once or twice for fear of coming …
Try Again Read More Remembering Names
A pastor had trouble remembering the names of his church members, so he developed a technique of glancing at their names, which were printed on the covers of their Bible, …
Remembering Names Read More Mental Reset Button
Just after communism fell, my wife and I served as missionaries to Czechoslovakia. Lots of things there took some getting used to. One was our communist designed refrigerator. On the …
Mental Reset Button Read More Retail Therapy
I once heard a man describe how his wife required regular sessions of “Retail Therapy” to stay healthy. Going shopping can be fun at times, even therapeutic. But at other …
Retail Therapy Read More Signs of Christ’s Return
The Bible says Jesus Christ will return again. While we may differ as to the particulars of end time events, every true Christian agrees that the Lord will return. The …
Signs of Christ’s Return Read More Rockefeller’s Investment
John D. Rockefeller began his first company with $1,000 of savings and $1,000 loan from his father. In a few years his Standard Oil Company controlled ¾ of the US …
Rockefeller’s Investment Read More Road Less Traveled…
Someone said, “The road less traveled might be that way for a reason.” While it is a good time management principle to continually search for new and better ways to …
Road Less Traveled… Read More Drive Thru Bank Robber
A robber entered a Bank of America in San Francisco and wrote a stick-up note on a deposit slip. But, fearing someone may have seen him write the note, he …
Drive Thru Bank Robber Read More Buying a Rock
When I was about five years old the little girl down the street set up a store in her back yard. My mother gave me a nickel to spend and …
Buying a Rock Read More God’s Calendar
In ancient Rome the chief priest had the power to regulate the calendar. When the emperor needed more money he would shorten the month so taxes became due sooner. When …
God’s Calendar Read More Sabbath Day Principle
Our great-grandfathers called it the Holy Sabbath. Our grandfathers called it the Sabbath. Our parents called it Sunday. Today we call it the weekend. Whatever you call it, there is …
Sabbath Day Principle Read More Sabbaticals
You know you’ve been spending too much time at the office when the only way you recognize your kids is from their pictures on your desk at work. If that …
Sabbaticals Read More Saying vs. Doing
A famous anthropologist said, “What people say, what people do, and what people say they do are entirely different things.” That’s a good observation for us as Christians to consider. …
Saying vs. Doing Read More Lunch Hour Alternatives
A man went to a fast food restaurant for lunch and ordered some french fries. The robotic cashier then asked, “Would you like some fries with that?” There are several …
Lunch Hour Alternatives Read More Commitment in the Valley
Oswald Chambers, who is remembered for his classic book, “My Utmost for His Highest,” once said “God can use one person who has been totally transformed by God more than …
Commitment in the Valley Read More Oughtness
One of the dangers of doing a project that really shouldn’t be done is that once started, projects tend to take on a life of their own. Someone observed that …
Oughtness Read More Out to Lunch
I once served as a missionary in a country where it was the custom of most businesses to close for the lunch hour. As an American this took some getting …
Out to Lunch Read More Investing in Tools
You know its time for a new car when the traffic reporters begin referring to you by name when discussing morning tie-ups, when the gas station attendant asks, “Can I …
Investing in Tools Read More Overdrafts
A man complained to the bank teller, “But my checking account couldn’t possibly be overdrawn. I’ve still got 17 checks left.” If you’ve ever overdrawn your checking account, you know …
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