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 …
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Internet Time
A January 2005 article in Time magazine reported today’s average internet user spends 3 hours online each day. That is a huge chunk of time: 21 hours a week, 88 …
Read More Riding in the Draft
Through most of my college days, and for several years afterwards, I drove an old beat up 1970 Volkswagen camper van. You may remember them as the hippie vans. They …
Read More Undivided Attention
In October 1998, Don Athey of Ohio set a world record by stacking nine golf balls one on top of the other. Don is obviously a man with a great …
Read More Questions for Children
We all know we need to spend time with our children. Nearly every message I’ve ever heard or given myself on “Redeeming the Time” includes that point. But how can …
Read More Kentucky Derby Mule
A farmer was having trouble getting his old mule to work when he heard it was qualifying day for the Kentucky Derby. Deciding to try a different approach, he took …
Read More Who Will be Crying at your Funeral?
Who will be crying at your funeral? That’s a question that author Patrick Morley, began asking himself. Morley and his wife were successful in their business. Their schedules were filled …
Read More Remembering Names
A pastor had trouble remembering the names of his church members, so he developed a technique of glancing at their names, which were printed on the covers of their Bible, …
Read More Listening Habits
President Theodore Roosevelt became a great leader in part because he took time to listen. He was also known to grow weary of those who didn’t take time to listen. …
Read More Living in a Vacuum
A man was playing Trivial Pursuit when he landed on Science and Nature.” His question was, “If you are in a vacuum and someone calls your name, can you hear …
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