Learn from Losing
I was a man who had not made a single mistake for as long as anyone could remember. He was an Egyptian mummy. Everyone who tries to accomplish something in …
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Readers are Leaders
Motivational speaker Charlie “Tremendous” Jones says, “Readers are leaders. 5 years from now you will be the same person you are today except for the people you meet and the …
Readers are Leaders Read More Myth of Quality Time
In 1949 Popular Mechanics magazine wrote, “Computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and perhaps only weigh 1 ½ tons.” As time passes it becomes obvious that …
Myth of Quality Time Read More Focusing on Little Things
In September, 2004 Science magazine reported that Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers recently made advances in state of the art electron microscope technology that has allowed them to view object …
Focusing on Little Things Read More Amy Charmichael Quote
In 1895 a young lady named Amy Charmichael set sail from the comforts of the British Isles for the remote land of India. She was beginning a journey that would …
Amy Charmichael Quote Read More The Think You Leave Undone
A poet wrote: It isn’t the thing you do dear, It’s the thing you leave undone That gives you a bit of a heartache At setting of the sun. The …
The Think You Leave Undone Read More What You Didn’t Do
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 …
What You Didn’t Do Read More Give me your Time
Someone said, “I wish I could stand on a busy corner and beg people to give me all their wasted hours.” What a profound thought that is! Time management experts …
Give me your Time Read More Will Rogers Quote
Will Rogers said, “We will spend half our life trying to find something to do with the time we rushed through life trying to save.” Will was right. In today’s …
Will Rogers Quote Read More Choosing the Best
William Gladstone was a man of extraordinary accomplishment. He was elected prime minister of Great Britain four times and was the most prominent man in politics in his day. One …
Choosing the Best Read More Take Time to be Holy – 2
William Longstaff would not have thought of himself as a hymnwriter. In fact, he may have only written one poem in his life. But that poem was titled take time …
Take Time to be Holy – 2 Read More Take Time to be Holy
Most people wouldn’t think of looking to a hymnbook for instruction in time management for our busy world today. But if they did, they might discover a deep, rich hymn …
Take Time to be Holy Read More Buying a Rock
When I was about five years old the little girl down the street set up a store in her back yard. My mother gave me a nickel to spend and …
Buying a Rock Read More Saying vs. Doing
A famous anthropologist said, “What people say, what people do, and what people say they do are entirely different things.” That’s a good observation for us as Christians to consider. …
Saying vs. Doing Read More Commitment in the Valley
Oswald Chambers, who is remembered for his classic book, “My Utmost for His Highest,” once said “God can use one person who has been totally transformed by God more than …
Commitment in the Valley Read More Lessons from Noah’s Ark
Someone gleaned the following time management principles from the account of Noah’s ark: 1: Don’t miss the boat. God has something He wants you to accomplish. 2: Plan ahead. It …
Lessons from Noah’s Ark Read More Million Year Consequences
In his book, “Measure your Life” Wesley Duewell makes the following observation about the way we spend our time: Life is an investment. God planned it that way. For every …
Million Year Consequences Read More General William Booth
Years ago the Salvation Army magazine featured a picture of a boat in a stormy sea. Around the boat were men and women hopelessly lost and perishing in the sea. …
General William Booth Read More Flurry on the Way to the Grave
Someone said, “Life was a flurry that occurred on the way to the grave.” That little one liner gives a good summary of the way many people live their lives …
Flurry on the Way to the Grave Read More Difficult Assignments Bring Satisfaction
Someone once noted: “Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.” …
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