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Time Consumption and Priorities

Flirting with the Law

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  • Edward T. Welch

Is it possible to have your internet history reveal legalism in you? This article considers how we can adopt an attitude of works-righteousness in how we regard our time spent on the internet.

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Resolved Have you Kept them? Broken None?

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  • Gary Fisher

This article is about new year's resolutions.

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One Thing Needful

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  • Paul Burden

This article is about a focus on the priorities in a time where there are may concerns in the church.

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How to Get Things Done: Organization & Systems

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  • Tim Challies

Getting things done is important to being productive. How can one learn productivity? It has much to do with having and developing organization skills. This article explains the need to have systems and tools in place in order to enhance productivity.

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How to Get Things Done: Taming the Email Beast

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  • Tim Challies

Getting things done is important to being productive. How can one learn a good way of productivity? Part of the question has to do with how you deal with email. This article suggest ways of managing emails so that you can do what you have to do.

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How to Get Things Done: Maintaining the System

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  • Tim Challies

Being productive is linked with mastering your time and opportunities. A way to do this is through a weekly review. This is important for maintaining your task management system established for daily functioning. Using an example, this article explains how one can go about a weekly review.

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How to Get Things Done: Deal with Interruptions

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  • Tim Challies

Getting things done is linked with mastering your time and opportunities. One key to this is dealing with interruptions. The article considers how to do so.

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How to Avoid the Worst Form of Failure

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  • Tim Challies

We know it would be tragic to look back on life and see that we had succeeded at all kinds of lesser things but had failed at the greater things. The only way to avoid such a failure is by learning the art of biblical productivity. This is effectively using your gifts, talents, time, energy, and enthusiasm for the good of others and the glory of God.

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Too Busy?

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  • Terreth Klaver

This article shows how a Christian can learn to put priorities in order in his life. It focuses on relationships and the duty we have to prioritize.

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Managing Our Time

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  • Bob Burridge

How do you spend your time? Working from Ephesians 5:15-17, this article shows that Christians have an obligation to manage their time wisely. The author provides practical time management tips.

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The Need for the Right Focus

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  • Cornelis van Dam

This article is about doing our work and responsibilities with an undivided heart.

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A Millennium: Not too Short. Not too Long.

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  • Paul Aasman

This article is about time and patience, especially God's time. 2 Peter 3:8 is discussed.

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More Aspects of Time Management

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  • Ron Gleason

This article is about time management and priorities in the Christian life.

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Christian Stewardship

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  • A. M. MacLeod

This article is about stewardship, and specifically about the stewardship of our time, talents, and possessions.

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Redeeming the Time

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  • Arie DenHartog

This article is about time and our use of time. Ephesians 5:17 is discussed, as well as time and peace, and priorities.

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Stewardship of Time

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  • E. Monsma

This article looks at the redeeming of time, recreation and time, and employment and rest.

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Just Say No

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  • John D. Williams

This article is about the stewardship of time.

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Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 7): Entertainment and Social Media

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  • G. W. Van der Wal

What is a purposeful life? It is found in proper time management. This article explains the impact of entertainment and social media on the responsible use of time.

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Three Spiritual Reasons You Should Take Control of Your Calendar

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  • Michael Kelley

Time management and planning are important because they are spiritual issues. How? You are a steward, you have limits, and God has planned good works for you. Therefore, calendar planning is a must, according to this article.

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Redeeming Practice

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  • Patrick Darrin

We all have 24 hours a day. How can you use your time wisely? Follow these suggested three practices for redeeming the time.

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Five Important Things

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  • Paul David Tripp

How do you set right priorities? Based on Revelation 19:6-8 this article points to five things that are celebrated in heaven and how this should help you to evaluate your priorities.

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Hobbies: Gift or God?

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  • Kyle Worley

Hobbies are not inherently evil. This article lists three things that must shape the enjoyment of your hobby, and two things you must do to shape the practice of your hobby.

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Does God Care about Productivity?

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  • Matt Perman

Productivity for the Christian is motivated by a desire to live in this world for the glory of God. This article explains that productivity requires intentionality and effectiveness.

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Royal Children: Redeeming the Time

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  • Jan Miersma

The art of redeeming the time seems to be vanishing in this busy and fast age. In this article the author shares some ways to redeem the time, and make the best of your work, family, and recreation time.

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MSN-Junkies

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  • P. A. Zevenbergen

This article warns against the dangers of digital addiction. It shows that by setting limits, parents can help their children to use time and money properly.

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Of Burner Phones and Busy Lives: Making the Best Use of Time

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  • Nathan Eshelman

How can you make the best use of your time? Based on Ephesians 5:15-16 this article explains that you can redeem the time by purchasing, protecting, positioning, and profiting from time.

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Laying Waste to Time-Wasters

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  • Joel Rainey

How do you deal with time-wasters as a pastor? Essential for your time management is developing a proper way of dealing with your meetings.

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Time ... And What to Do with It

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  • Dave Andrew

This article explores how we can think about time as Christians, and how to work out what we are to do with it. It considers why God created time, and answers by way of 2 Peter 3:8-9.

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Twenty-Two Productivity Principles from the Book of Proverbs

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  • Eric McKiddie

Is there a biblical productivity? The book of Proverbs provides the answer to the question of productivity. This article identifies twenty-two productivity principles from Proverbs.

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Five Common Causes of the Unproductive Productivity System

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  • Eric McKiddie

Having a productivity system in place does not itself guarantee productivity. This article offers five causes why one's productivity system may not be working.

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How to Get Things Done

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  • Tim Challies

Getting things done is important to being productive. How can one learn productivity? The answer is: by knowing your purpose and mission in this life.

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How to Get Things Done: Define Your Areas of Responsibility

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  • Tim Challies

Getting things done is important to being productive. One can learn productivity partly by defining and managing one's areas of responsibility. This article gives a practical guide to doing so.

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How to Get Things Done: Finding the Right Tools

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  • Tim Challies

Getting things done is important to being productive. One can learn productivity by finding the right tools. This article discusses five types of tools you need.

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How to Get Things Done: Task Management

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  • Tim Challies

Getting things done is important to being productive. How can one learn productivity? This article discusses the matter of task management: dividing your tasks into different areas of responsibilities.

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How to Get Things Done: Using Your Calendar Effectively

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  • Tim Challies

Getting things done is important to being productive. How can you learn a good way of productivity? Part of the question has to do with how you manage your calendar. This article discusses an effective way of calendar management.

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Four Tips for Dealing with Procrastination

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  • Tim Challies

Are you good at procrastinating? Is procrastination a problem for you? This article offers four ways to deal with it.

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5 Things You Can Give to God Every Day

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  • Tim Challies

The heart of productivity is glorifying God by serving others. It is giving back to him what he has entrusted to each of us. This article explains that there are five things you can give to God: gifts, talents, time, energy, and enthusiasm.

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Twenty Quick Tips to Improve Your Productivity

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  • Tim Challies

Do you desire to be more productive? This article shares twenty ways in which you can improve your productivity.

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Redeem Your Time (8 Rules for Growing in Godliness)

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  • Tim Challies

Do you desire to grow in godliness? This article explains that growing in godliness is linked with the use of time. Practice the stewardship of time.

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6 Very Good Reasons to Consider Your Short Little Life

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  • Tim Challies

This article shares six reasons why you should think about the shortness of life.

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Redeem Your Time

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  • Tim Challies

Time is a gift from God. Therefore, our use of time matters to him. This article explains how Christians can redeem the time and avoid wasting it.

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Its about Time Worldview and the Clock

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  • Mark Earey

The Christian views time as a gift from God. Thus, we should not be slaves to time. This view has four implications for Christians, which the article unpacks.

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The Benefits of Good Habits

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  • Diana Kleyn

This article aims at encouraging children and parents to develop good habits for praying, reading the Bible, keeping godly company, and singing. These habits, when used well, will be of great benefits to God's children as means of grace.

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Fantastic! It’s Not out of This World

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  • Benjamin Hoyt

Can Christians use fantasy? This article shows that good fantasy forces us to stop and think about the greatness of creation, about right and wrong, about faithfulness and love, about strength and beauty. Fantasy is rooted in reality; hence, God uses it also.

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Senior Saints

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  • Eric Kampen

This article shows how the church should think about the aged members, but also how those in old age should think about their retirement. It encourages them to consider their prophetic call within God’s church.

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Redeeming the Time

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  • David Waldron

Christian living with the mindset of eternity should know the importance of redeeming the time. This article looks at the nature of time, ways of wasting time, and how to make the best use of time.

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Royal Children: Redeeming the Time

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  • Jan Miersma

This article is about being stewards of our time. The author shares some methods of time management and how to make the most of your work, family, and recreational time.

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Turning Forty

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  • George P. van Popta

This article is about age, time and the life God gives us.

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Our Days

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  • Paul H. Treick

This article is about time and being wise with the time God gives us.

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The Christian and the TV

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  • Jerrold Lewis

Is there a Christian view of television? This article looks at the disadvantages of TV and the medium it uses to share information, and addresses the question: should Christians spend their time in front of this screen?

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What in the Church Should I Do Next?

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  • John van Dyk

Time management for service in the church is important. This article shows aspects to consider for managing time in terms of opportunities and the gifts one has.

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The Wise Woman Builds Her House… Time Management as a Homemaker

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  • Esther Smith

Time management for a Christian woman, mother, and homemaker is crucial. This article shows how the aspects of prayerfulness, thankfulness, and diligence can help in the time management of a homemaker.

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Ephesians 5:16 - Use of Time

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  • H. Polinder

This article discusses the words of Ephesians 5:16, “making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.”

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Priorities: Putting Jesus in His Place at Christmastime

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  • Clint Archer

This article discusses Luke 10:38-42, and the lessons to be learned from Martha's misplaced priorities.

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