Parents lay the foundation of a child’s view of life—for good or for bad. Father’s Day is past, but the importance of the position of a father—or mother—in a child’s life remain. I was blessed with parents that positively impacted my life. Naturally, my recent focus has been on my father. I was blessed with…
continue reading »Why are you angry? Are you frustrated with traffic? Is it because of hurtful words? Did somebody do you wrong? Or is it that everything is out of control and going wrong? We tend to point to such things as the reason we are angry. But those things aren’t the cause. They are triggers. Anger…
continue reading »Have you tried anger management, only to find that anger keeps popping back up? Is it hurting those around you and destroying relationships with those you love? You want to get rid of it so you can live a life of peace and joy? James, an inmate from Florida State Prison, is tired of his…
continue reading »As father, pastor, principle, mentor of young adults, and leader of youth—as the authority, Robert has had opportunity to deal with young people who got into trouble. Many of them identify with the apostle Paul, who said, “. . .”I practice the very evil that I do not wish” (Rom 7:19). They say they didn’t…
continue reading »I forgot about a radio interview this past week, scheduled for noon. My phone reminded me at 11:50. I scrambled to get rid of noise makers that might interfere, find information on the person interviewing me, and locate the telephone number. I called in just two minutes before show time—only to reach a recording that said, “Your…
continue reading »Every Monday afternoon, some high school young men drop by our house to spend time with Robert. It’s a casual mentoring sort of relationship with young men that don’t have a healthy male presence in their home. It seems to mean a lot to the teens to drop in. The third time they came, one…
continue reading »I just returned from a weekend conference in Cincinnati, where I led a workshop on anger, entitled “Help! I’m About to Blow My Top!” Response was good, and I enjoyed meaningful conversation with many people who are plagued by anger and want victory. However, I continue to be troubled by a reply that I heard…
continue reading »Have you ever puzzled over the Old Testament passages where God directs the Israelites to take a city and kill everybody in it—including women and children and sometimes all animals too? God knows best, and He has His reasons, but destroying everything in such situations sometimes seems harsh. Can you imagine the repercussions today if an army…
continue reading »I said I’d post a final blog on the idea of righteous anger. I wrote it, but ditched it. It was too long, repetitious of previous posts, and was also not as clear as I’d like. Maybe later, but I need to let it settle. If you were looking forward to it, please forgive me.…
continue reading »Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel into which it is stored than into anything on which it is poured. –Mark Twain