Worry Wastes Time
Charles Shultz, who wrote the Peanuts comics, said, “Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.” Perhaps that’s sound wisdom for those given …
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Motorized Tie Racks
While searching the internet recently, I came across something I’m amazed that I have survived without for the past 43 years. It was a motorized, revolving tie rack. It held …
Read More Idle Words
In Matthew 12.36 Jesus warned that we would give account of “every idle word” in the Day of Judgment. In other words, I will someday have to stand in front …
Read More Duplicating vs Hunting
A group of hunters paired off in 2’s and decided to meet back at the end of the day. When Fred returned to camp alone with his 8 point buck, …
Read More Stand-up Meetings
Would you like to spend less time in meetings? An article in the Journal of Applied Psychology found that sit-down meetings were 34% longer than stand-up meetings, yet the quality …
Read More Excessive Toys
A Business Week article said Americans spend over $300 per year on toys. It’s a $21 billion industry. In fact, the article said the trend of giving toys for no …
Read More God’s Limits on Knowledge
In a day of information overload, how do we discern what things God wants us to learn? We’re often told that to completely understand a subject we have to study …
Read More More Things that Don’t Work
Did you ever notice when you blow in a dog’s face he gets mad at you? But when you take him in a car he sticks his head out the …
Read More Losing Things
A Reuters news report recently estimated 11,300 laptop computers, 31,400 handheld computers and 200,000 mobile telephones were left in taxis around the world during the last six months. Taxi drivers …
Read More Do Not Call List
I once saw a list of humorous replies to give telemarketers. One of them I remember was, “I’m sorry John isn’t here right now, he’s serving time in the state …
Read More Overcoming Temptation
Wasting time begins the same way any other sin does- with temptation. If we can deal with temptation before it becomes sin, we become much better at redeeming the time. …
Read More Monkey Policy
Put 5 monkeys in a cage with stairs leading to a banana on the ceiling. Each time a monkey tries to climb the stairs spray the other four with cold …
Read More One Carrion
Two vultures tried to board an airplane, each carrying two dead raccoons for an in flight snack when the flight attendant stopped them and said, “Sorry, gentlemen, only one carrion …
Read More Overcleaning
Man: Honey its three in the morning. Why are you making the bed? Wife: George you KNOW I can’t stand an unmade bed in my house. Why, what if there …
Read More Activity vs. Accomplishment
Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar illustrates the difference between activity and accomplishment through the processionary caterpillar. These caterpillars get their name from their habit of always following the caterpillar in front …
Read More Rat Poison
Did you know rat poison is not all poison? To be effective, it has to have enough good tasting substance in it to attract the rat and make him want …
Read More Unsatisfying Activities
There’s no egg in eggplant nor is there ham in hamburger; neither is there apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France. …
Read More Asking Directions
Biblical archaeologists recently made an amazing discovery. For centuries many people had wondered why it took 40 years for the children of Israel to make the short journey from Egypt …
Read More Closing a Long Visit
Is there any such thing as an unimportant person? If you’re a Christian the obvious answer is no. Everyone is important to God and should be important to us as …
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