Jesus’ Most Probing Question
Each of my radio programs is about 170 words. Because I have only 59 seconds, I have to make every one of those 170 words count. I actually enjoy writing …
Jesus’ Most Probing Question Read MoreRedeeming the Time
Rick Grubbs is best known as the host of “Redeeming the Time,” a one-minute radio program featured on hundreds of radio outlets around the world. He has spoken thousands of times on Biblical time management in all 50 states and 26 other countries. He is the author of the book “Morning Momentum: God’s plan for launching an unstoppable day”. He and his wife Carrie live in Salisbury NC with several of their 12 children.
Instant Obedience
Three military men were walking across the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Suddenly, a commanding officer yelled to them, “Drop!” Two of the men immediately fell to the deck. …
Instant Obedience Read More Impulse Spending
Our family spends a lot of time on the road with our redeeming the time seminars. In 19 years of traveling with kids I’ve discovered there are some places it …
Impulse Spending Read More God and Comfort Zones
“Accomplishing anything significant for God, yourself, or your family, requires leaving your comfort zone.” We’ve all heard statements similar to that. It is easy to say, but a lot harder …
God and Comfort Zones Read More Four Metal Workers
Four metal workers were each given a bar of raw steel. The first sold his for scrap metal and made a quick $5. The second made his into horseshoes and …
Four Metal Workers Read More Fear of Death
The most powerful people on the face of the earth are those who have no fear of death. I recently read of a man whose doctor said he had only …
Fear of Death Read More Extreme Alarm Clock Tactics
In 1964, 17-year-old Randy Gardner stayed awake for 264 hours and 12 minutes, the world’s record. Randy was a young man who took waking up to an extreme. And while …
Extreme Alarm Clock Tactics Read More Crock Pot Leaders
Microwave ovens are great time saving devices. But, as author John Maxwell puts it, “God prepares leaders in a crock pot, not a microwave oven. More important than the awaited …
Crock Pot Leaders Read More Collection Points
Every day, New York City sanitation workers process over 12 tons of garbage. They gather so much garbage because they have so many garbage collection points. Lots of collection points …
Collection Points Read More Church Excuses
If you took the same excuses people use for not going to church and apply them to other areas of life you’d realize how flimsy they are. For example: Someone …
Church Excuses Read More Choose a Winning Cause
US President Woodrow Wilson once said, “I had rather fail in a cause which I knew would one day succeed, than to succeed in a cause which I knew would …
Choose a Winning Cause Read More Child proof or child friendly
A mother of preschoolers asked an older mom at her church for advice dealing with her messy house. The older mom said, “Why don’t you think of ways to childproof …
Child proof or child friendly Read More Changing Directions
Until September 3, 1967 people in Sweden drove on the left side of the road. That morning at 4:50 AM everyone pulled off the road for 10 minutes and at …
Changing Directions Read More Chainsaw excuses
Bill asked his neighbor if he could borrow his chainsaw. The neighbor replied, “Sorry I can’t help you. I had soup for lunch yesterday.” Bill scratched his head and asked, …
Chainsaw excuses Read More Call Ahead Bank Robber
March 23, 2010, 27 year old Albert Baily and his 16 year old accomplice were arrested in the parking lot of the People’s United Bank in Fairfield CT. The two …
Call Ahead Bank Robber Read More Boy’s Last Tract
I once heard about an 11-year-old boy who passed out tracts with his father every Sunday afternoon. One Sunday his father said they wouldn’t go today because it was raining. …
Boy’s Last Tract Read More Bird Feeders and Initiative
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus made the point that God would take care of our material needs through the example of how He feeds the birds. From the …
Bird Feeders and Initiative Read More Ben Franklin’s Mission Statement
We redeem the time when the way we use our time each day is an accurate reflection of what matters most to us. Many people, including many Christians, live in …
Ben Franklin’s Mission Statement Read More Avoiding Midlife Crisis
Something happens when we turn 40. We begin to realize that we are not going to accomplish all the things we thougth we would when we were 20. We realize …
Avoiding Midlife Crisis Read More Daisy Chains
Amy Charmichael, a pioneer missionary to India, told of a night when demonic music outside her house kept her from sleep. In the darkness she saw, as it were, a …
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