Acting Like the Devil
A study discovered 31% of employees end the year with unused vacation time. That might come as a surprise to those of us who really love our vacations. But there …
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Bad or Busy
If the Devil can’t make you bad, he’ll make you busy, because he knows you’ll be no threat to his territory either way. One of Satan’s favorite tactics is getting …
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Dead Sea Living
The Dead Sea illustrates of the end result of the way many people spend their time. It gets its name from the fact that no animal life exists there due …
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Change
Someone has wisely noted that change is inevitable- except from a vending machine. I think for the most part, I would have to agree with that statement. We live in …
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Overstatements
Perhaps when you were in high school your English teacher made a statement like this, “I cannot overemphasize to you the importance of good grammar.” I’m sure your teacher meant …
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Balanced Goals
Whenever I go to an all you can eat restaurant I’m always torn between the Biblical principle of temperance, or self-control, and the principle of good stewardship. Most of the …
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Seasons of Celebration
Biblical time management is really all about striking the right balance in the different areas of life. For example, some people continually feast and celebrate, while others scoff at such …
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Simplicity with Responsibility
We often hear the comment, “Everything is so fast paced. I wish we could get back to a simpler lifestyle.” When that comment is made usually everyone nods in agreement. …
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Overcleaning
Man: Honey its three in the morning. Why are you making the bed? Wife: George you KNOW I can’t stand an unmade bed in my house. Why, what if there …
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Bike Tire Success
One way to picture a successful day is to think of each day’s achievements as spokes in a bicycle tire. The length of each of each spoke represents the degree …
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Internet as a Tool
An Ohio man wanted to clean the cobwebs from his house, but instead of a broom, he decided to use a propane torch. As a result, he burned his two …
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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 …
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Separation vs. Isolation
The Bible tells us in 1Corinthians to come out from among the world and be separate. Unfortunately, that’s a scripture many Christians today totally ignore. Their entertainment, associations, spending habits …
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Too Much Family Time
Several years ago I was speaking at a retreat on the topic, “Redeeming the Time.” As I usually do, I mentioned the importance of family time. On one of the …
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Balancing at 18,000 ft.
With no parachute, Mike Howard walked across a 19 foot beam only 3 inches wide between two hot air balloons at a height of 18,800 ft. By the end of …
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