Recovery Efforts
Maybe you heard about the two-seater plane that crashed in a graveyard. Rescuers recovered 300 bodies. Some recovery efforts make more sense than others. The ones that make the least …
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Procrastination- Accumulating Consequences
A few years ago, I had a house with two water supplies. I had a well and pump which provided free water and, as a back-up, a connection to a …
Read More Optimist Jumping from a Skyscraper
An extreme optimist jumped from the top of a skyscraper. As he sailed past the balconies on his way down he told the astonished onlookers, “Everything’s OK so far!” That …
Read More Boston Marathon Cheater
In the 1980 Boston Marathon a young lady crossed the finish line three minutes ahead of the next female runner. She was greeted with cheers, applause, and congratulations. But her …
Read More Preventive Maintenance
A flashlight has been defined as a holding case for dead batteries. All too often that’s true. Preventive maintenance is one of your best investments of time. Changing the oil …
Read More Make a Difference
A young man once observed a man in his 80’s planting a new apple orchard. The old man was carefully tending the soil, nourishing and watering the little saplings. The …
Read More 10 Years Ago
If someone would have asked you 10 years ago to imagine where you would be and what you would be doing today, how accurate would your guess have been? That’s …
Read More Closer than They Appear
On your car mirror there’s likely a little phrase, “Warning: Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.” Sometimes I think calendars should come with a similar phrase like, “Warning: …
Read More Apples in a Seed
Anyone can count the number of seeds in an apple. But only God can count the number of apples in a seed. By that I mean, only God can see …
Read More Outrunning a Lion
Two wildlife photographers suddenly realized a lion was starting to charge in their direction. The first man dropped his camera, took off his boots, and started putting on his tennis …
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