Easier to Edit than to Create
“It is always easier to edit than it is to create.” I came across that little one line motivational quote several years ago and ever since it has been one …
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Life Duration vs Donation
A volunteer agency once had a slogan, “If you aren’t doing something with your life, it doesn’t matter how long it is.” Corrie Ten Boom, a woman who showed extraordinary …
Read More Preoccupation
Les Stewart of Australia holds the world record for the longest typewriting marathon. In 1982 he began typing the numbers from 1 to 1,000,000. 16 years later he finished the …
Read More William Carey Quote
If you need some encouragement to do something meaningful with your life read a biography of William Carey. One of his life’s mottos was, “Expect great things from God. Attempt …
Read More Shoveling Snow while Snowing
I came across a little two line poem recently that gave a profound thought which could help some exhausted mothers of younger children. It read: Cleaning the house while the …
Read More Margin Defined
In his book “A Minute of Margin,” Richard Swenson writes, “Margin is like oxygen- everybody needs some. If we have too little, we suffer from the shortage. If we have …
Read More Challenge to Fathers
In his book, A Full Quiver, Rick Hess encourages fathers to trade excess recreational time for family time. He says: “Time is not our own. But we have an excellent …
Read More Spurgeon on Time
Charles Spurgeon was one of the greatest preachers of all time. Over a century after his death, his thoughtful sermons continue to inspire Christians around the world. Here’s a paraphrase …
Read More Susanna Wesley
Susanna Wesley is perhaps history’s greatest example of a Christian mother. Born in 1669, the youngest of 25 children, Susanna from the earliest days of her life had a desire …
Read More Joseph’s Dream
Has God given you a dream that’s not come to pass? If so, consider Joseph. God gave him a vision of doing great things for the Lord. But instead, he …
Read More Ben Franklin Said It
It is a proven fact that people will more likely believe something if you tell them that Ben Franklin said it. It’s true Ben Franklin did leave behind many wise …
Read More Strength of Purpose
One of my favorite quotes about success is from E.M. Gray, who said, “The successful person has the habit of doing the things failures don’t like to do. They don’t …
Read More Tozer Quote
One of the deepest Christian writers of modern times, A.W. Tozer, was called “a 20th century prophet.” Since his death in 1963, his writings, which often exposed the shallowness of …
Read More Goals- Just Have One
Sometimes the simplest ideas and quotes are the best ones. For example, I’m always looking for new quotes about motivation and goal setting. I just came across one that said, …
Read More Learning at Home
Household management expert Don Aslett writes, “We’ve all heard the ideas and quotes of “the famous” on management. But where do the best, most original, easiest to understand, easiest to …
Read More Cannibals or Worms
I recently read of a missionary who was reviewing his life and those who had given him advice down through the years. He said: Amongst many who sought to deter …
Read More Donald Trump Quote
Donald Trump and I really don’t have much in common. Besides the vast difference in our incomes, we also have widely differing definitions of success and formulas for achieving success. …
Read More Golden Rules for Everyday Living
Someone created the following list of golden rules for everyday living: If you open it, close it. If you turn it on, turn it off. If you unlock it, lock …
Read More Harry Truman Quote
President Harry S. Truman once said, “I have found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with …
Read More Horace Mann Quote
You don’t have to be a Christian to understand the value of time. The person probably more responsible for the secularization of America than any other is the man known …
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