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Tag: time wasters

Redeeming the Time

Worry Wastes Time

September 25, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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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Redeeming the Time

Motorized Tie Racks

September 5, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Redeeming the Time

Idle Words

August 29, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Redeeming the Time

Duplicating vs Hunting

August 21, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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, …

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Redeeming the Time

Stand-up Meetings

July 23, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Redeeming the Time

Excessive Toys

July 18, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Redeeming the Time

God’s Limits on Knowledge

July 5, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Redeeming the Time

More Things that Don’t Work

May 28, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Redeeming the Time

Losing Things

May 8, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Redeeming the Time

Do Not Call List

April 8, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Redeeming the Time

Overcoming Temptation

April 4, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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. …

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Redeeming the Time

Monkey Policy

February 27, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Redeeming the Time

One Carrion

January 16, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Overcleaning

January 15, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Redeeming the Time

Activity vs. Accomplishment

January 8, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Rat Poison

January 7, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Redeeming the Time

TV Soaps

January 4, 2020 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

A woman had twins and gave them up for adoption. One of them went to a family in Egypt and was named “Ahmal.” The other went to a family in …

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Redeeming the Time

Unsatisfying Activities

December 29, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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. …

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Asking Directions

November 30, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Closing a Long Visit

November 26, 2019 - by Rick Grubbs - Leave a Comment

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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