Author David Grimm

“For ‘whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’” – Romans 10:13 NKJV Whoever Means You It doesn’t matter who you are. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done. It doesn’t matter how often you’ve fallen short or how far you feel from God. This promise in Romans 10:13 is one of the most beautiful, hope-filled truths in Scripture: whoever means you. So often, we disqualify ourselves from God’s grace. We tell ourselves that we’ve messed up too many times or that we’re just not “good...

Microwave Mentality We all think we want the instant microwave success effect. Waiting for a microwave has even become too long of a process nowadays. Instantly we can achieve success through various electronic portals of gratification. Even risk in business has been reduced greatly due to instant customer bases on social media platforms. What’s the result? We don’t value hard work anymore. In my discovery, anything that’s worthwhile requires hard work and time. Gone are the days of...

It Can Happen in an Instant: Part 1 In a split second, our lives can change. It can range from the worst thing imaginable to the most joyous occasion. One day you could be here and the next you’re gone. Or on the other spectrum of instantaneous happenings, many individuals have become millionaires overnight! Be it good or bad, anything can happen in an instant. Twenty-four years ago something just as dramatic as becoming a millionaire overnight happened to me. I was not expecting it. It just...

No Shortcuts to Greatness If you want to go far, you’ll have to practice hard and long. Practice makes perfect as the saying goes. Why is this? Practice means repetition. With repetition, one is building habits, good habits that are being refined and perfected. In the case of sports, repetition causes muscle memory. The more you do a repeated movement over and over the more it becomes natural and a habit. I’ve learned a lot in the world of gymnastics these past years ever since we’ve moved to...

I hate pulling weeds. I always think that I would love to have a garden and imagine planting jalapeños, Roma tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, onions, and other veggies so we can make our own delicious homemade salsa! Then I realize quickly it requires a gardener to have a garden. To those who have never had a garden, this equates to a lot of work. A garden doesn’t happen by accident. The more planning and care you put into your garden, the more fruitful your labor is. The opposite is just as true....