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"Albert Lucas is an amazing man. He holds the world record for the most objects juggled at once which is 13 rings. I’m sure Mr. Lucas didn’t start out his juggling act with 13 rings. It probably took him many years of practice attain that world record performance. Time management works the same way. We get frustrated with so many things to juggle at once. Work, home, church and community, all have to be juggled at the same time. And when the number of items juggled exceeds our skill level, something will hit the floor. So, just like a professional juggler, we have to consciously grow our juggling capacity with experience, realizing that everyone has a limit. There is also a limit to what is humanly possible. Even Albert Lucas can’t juggle 14 rings. Living up to, but not exceeding, your capacity to keep things juggled is an important part of redeeming the time. "

"A group of soldiers were being taught how to jump from a plane. A new recruit asked, “What if my parachute doesn’t open?” “That,” the instructor replied “is known as jumping to a conclusion.” Unfortunately, lots of people have the habit of jumping to conclusions before getting all the facts. When we are in a hurry we sometimes think the best thing to do is make a quick decision and get things done. When it’s a minor decision that’s generally a good practice. But when it’s a matter which can harm someone’s reputation or affect someone spiritually if the wrong judgement is made, we need to take time to make sure we have the facts before we proceed. Proverbs says “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.” Remember, when the outcome matters, digging for the facts is better exercise than jumping to a conclusion. It may take a little longer, but in the long run it redeems the time. "

"A few years ago, South Africa’s Pilanesberg Wildlife Park was having a problem with juvenile delinquents killing their rhinos and harassing tourists. But they weren’t ordinary juveniles. They were young elephants. This group of young elephants had been taken from their parents and released as a group into the park with no older elephants to give them guidance. As a result, the elephants took on such bad behavior some of them even had to be killed. As park rangers struggled with what to do, they arranged for some older male elephants to be flown in by helicopter. Once the adult males arrived, they began bringing the wayward youth back in line and today the situation is under control. Dads, could there be a lesson here for us? The Bible says “A child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.” The solution to juvenile delinquency is not more government spending, it fathers spending time with sons, a great way to redeem the time. "