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Redeeming the Time

Nike Jogging Shoes

September 9, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

A few years ago I had put on a few extra pounds and decided to attack the problem by jogging. But that is not an easy thing to motivate myself …

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Fearful Farmer

August 24, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

A farmer arrived at harvest time complaining to his neighbors that all of his fields were barren, empty land growing nothing but weeds. When they asked what seed he had …

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Hawaii Vacation

August 2, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

I read recently of a family of six who took a trip to Hawaii. As you can imagine, it was a big event for everyone. However, some of the family …

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Common Things in an Uncommon Way

June 11, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

I recently noticed an older lady with an Eastern European accent working the counter in an airport news stand. I noticed her because she had unusual enthusiasm for her work. …

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Action Points

May 25, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

It’s not what you know that matters. What counts is what you do with what you know. Often a boss sends an employee on a training mission where he receives …

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Take Action

February 14, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

It’s been said that knowledge will not change a negative emotion, but action will. I believe that is a true observation. Many people squander days, months or even years of …

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Busiest day of the Week

February 5, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

What day of the week do you think researchers have found to be the busiest? Maybe you guessed Monday because of all that piles up over the weekend. Or maybe …

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Redeeming the Time

Planting Trees

January 9, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

An old Chinese proverb says the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is today. Most of us can look back on life …

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Redeeming the Time

Moving Ships

January 5, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

James in Scripture describes a ship’s rudder as an instrument capable of guiding a ship to whatever destination the captain chooses. Yet, a rudder only works when the ship is …

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Redeeming the Time

Unsatisfying Activities

December 29, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

There’s no egg in eggplant nor is there ham in hamburger; neither is there apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France. …

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Old Johnny One Note

December 17, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

There was once an old mountain man who lived way up in the hills named old Johnny one note. He got his name from the fact that he only knew …

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What You Didn’t Do

December 9, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

Mark Twain said, “20 years from now you will be more disappointed over the things you did not do than by the things you did which failed.” Many of us …

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Examing Your Habits

October 28, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

A man watched as two workers made their way down the street. One would dig a hole and the other would follow a few minutes later filling dirt right back …

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Starting Something

October 10, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Doing What You’ve Always Done

September 2, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

If you want something you’ve never had, you’re going to have to do something you’ve never done. Nearly all of us say we want some things we’ve never had. They …

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Improve Your Reading Speed

August 30, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

In 1992, Lou Scripa performed a record setting 70,715 sit-ups in 24 hours. I am sure Lou pushed himself very hard for a long time to achieve that record and …

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Redeeming the Time

Rationalization

August 21, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

Perhaps you heard about the dieter who rationalized it would be OK to eat broken cookies because all the calories would have leaked out. It’s easy to rationalize what we …

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Oughtness

August 2, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Make a New Ending

July 4, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

A wise person said, “Though you cannot go back and make a brand-new start, you can start now and make a brand new end.” Most of us can look back …

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Living vs. Dead

June 19, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

Sun and rain are the two main sources of growth and nutrition for a tree. But once a tree has fallen, those same natural elements of sun and rain will …

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