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 …
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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 …
Read More Using a Map
Have you ever found yourself in a strange place without a map? That happened to ma a few days ago. I was in Washington State doing seminars when I crossed …
Read More Dress Rehearsals
Life is not a dress rehearsal. It’s the real thing. God gives us one opportunity to go through this life, so in spiritual matters we need to make sure we’re …
Read More Endless Hope or Hopeless End?
I saw a sign in someone’s home recently that read, “Man’s way leads to a hopeless end. God’s way leads to an endless hope.” I thought that was a very …
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