Actor Tim Allen on Sleeping Through Life

Tim Allen, star of the television sitcom "Home Improvement" said:

How much of the day are you awake? You think, I gotta get the dry cleaning, ...

Too Busy to Be Rescued

A friend said mournfully the other day that he'd lived his life like the Professor on "Gilligan's Island." While he found time to fashion ...

Time with Dad Worth More Than Money

A number of years ago, Dr. Robert Schuller was on a whirlwind book promotion tour, visiting eight cities in four days. It was an exhausting schedule in ...

Controlling Your Schedule

I'm constantly amazed by the number of people who can't seem to control their own schedules. Over the years, I've had many executives come ...

The Dangers of Hurrying

Some time ago, a newspaper in Tacoma, Washington, carried the story of Tattoo, the basset hound. Tattoo didn't intend to go for an evening run, but ...

Even Jesus Needed Rest

When Jesus felt overwhelmed he said to his disciples, "Come away for awhile and rest."

Where's Everyone Going, Anyway?

Hamsters in cages run the rat race. They get in their wheels and run nine thousand miles, but never get anywhere. And it can be like that in the church: ...

Growing the Wrong Direction?

[American Christianity] is more Petrine than Johannean; more like busy Martha than like the pensive Mary, sitting at the feet of Jesus. It expands more ...

Offensive Language

Busy. A horrible word. It suggests a spiritual disease. Someone has said that a bore is someone who, when you ask her how she is, tells you. A bigger ...

Doing Instead of Being

Busyness is the enemy of spirituality. It is essentially laziness. It is doing the easy thing instead of the hard thing. It is filling our time with our ...