Benefits of Church Attendance
One of the number one excuses for not attending church is, “I just don’t have time for church. I can’t afford it. I have to work so much just to …
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Extra Mile
A trucking company put their slogan on the back of their company’s vehicle, “We Always Go the Extra Mile.” But someone scrawled in the dirt just below it: That’s Because …
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A reporter asked a paramedic, “What was your most unusual 911 call?” The paramedic replied, “Recently we got a call from that big white church downtown. A frantic usher was …
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One of the laws of time management is that “work will expand to fill the time allotted for it.” For example, if we allow ourselves one hour to clean house …
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The 80/20 Rule The 80/20 rule of time management says that in any undertaking 20% of the activity will produce 80% of the results. For example, a good salesman knows …
80 / 20 Rule Read More Fallen Trees Reveal
If you visit a forest ranger’s station or natural history museum, you might see a display showing the cross section of a very old tree with the rings marked to …
Fallen Trees Reveal Read More Starting Something
A man wanted to eat at an exclusive restaurant but was stopped at the door and told he had to have a necktie. He went back to his car but …
Starting Something Read More Spectators vs Players
There are basically two categories of people when it comes to how we approach life. There are those who are in the game, and then there are the spectators who …
Spectators vs Players 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 Church Participation
A Sunday school teacher asked her children, “And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?” a little girl replied, “Because people are sleeping.” I’ve had the privilege to …
Church Participation Read More Kingdom Building vs. Empire Building
One of my Bible college professors, Dr. Glen Reiff, teaches there are two ways of serving God. There is “kingdom building” and there is “empire building.” Empire building refers to …
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Two men were walking down the street when one of them said, “Look. There’s a dead bird.” The other one looked up in the sky and said, “Where, I don’t …
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