Someone recently asked, “Is it OK to get angry?” The question behind the question came out when they rephrased it, asking, “Is it sinful to get angry?” That’s an excellent question. We’ve all seen anger lead to behavior that is clearly sinful. On the other hand, I’d say all of us have gotten anger without…

As part of a group study, I’m suppose to write down an anger incident each week for eight weeks. If I’ve been angry, I’m to record one incident a week—even if I didn’t act angry, but just felt frustrated, impatient, hurt—or such. Of course, I can put N/A if none of those apply. I’ve been…

When you get angry, does it sneak up on you before you know it? Is it possible that you could be showing anger more often than you realize? If you want to overcome your anger, it helps to recognize its signs. The actions of the crowd that stoned Stephen, as told in Acts 7, help…

What do you think of when someone speaks of a kingdom? A king? A castle? Queens and princesses? Pomp and finery? What if the kingdom in question is the kingdom of God? Do your thoughts change to sovereignty, power, rule, and authority? The King of kings and Lord of lords? After Jesus was tempted in…

Many children are beginning a new adventure in life as they enter school for the first time. Some are eager to go so they can be a big boy or girl. And then, there are the others. Like a friend’s granddaughter. Chloe’s “first day of preschool” picture was posted on Facebook. She was all dressed…

Forgive him? After what he did to me? No way. Sometimes, the pain is so deep that it’s hard to forgive. You want to get even. To seek revenge. But God tells us to forgive. Furthermore, when we pray, “Forgive us out debts as we forgive our debtors” (Mt.6:12), we’re saying, “God, if I don’t…

I recently got an email encouraging me to “Transform a child’s life,” It was an invitation from Prison Fellowship to participate with Angel Tree by giving a gift for a child in the name of an incarcerated father to express love for the child from his father. Every child needs to know his father’s love.…

Lately, my relationship with the Lord has suffered. Busyness distracted and interfered. It was gradual, so I didn’t really notice at first. Then, recently I realized I’m not where I want to be in the most important relationship in my life. In my desire to walk more closely with the Lord I’ve found myself singing…

Someone, who was called judgmental for opposing abortion, asked how we should respond to a Christian who uses the argument that we aren’t suppose to judge others as an excuse to not take a stand on moral issues. In essence she was asking, if God says “Don’t kill,” how do you hold the standard that…

A couple of weeks ago, I received a cry for help from someone, whom I’ll call Mark, who is studying Uprooting Anger. Mark said, “My anger rises to the surface too quickly. I do not choose to be angry anymore. The anger is there immediately.” To the suggestion to confess his sin to God and…