After reading the post “One Simple Solution” somebody asked me if I keep the rock handy so I can throw it through my computer when I need to. . . . Hahaha! . . . As of now: The Gratefulness rock is still handy, and my computer is still intact! You can leave a comment…

Trying to manage anger doesn’t work. You can hold a lid on it for a while, but it keeps boiling within. Then, without warning, it boils over. I recently had a constant frustration that wouldn’t go away. I found myself on edge and easily angered for days–actually, weeks. After trying unsuccessfully to control my rising…

“An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression” (Prov.29:22). Anger, by its very nature, tends to point the finger at the other person, blaming them for the problem. Whether you’re hurt, offended, or afraid, if you become angry, you become irrational and blind to your own faults. All you see…

The media has been riveted on our government leaders as they bicker over a solution to the debt crisis. Blame, back-biting and name-calling fill the news. The vitriol seems even worse after the debt-crisis settlement is signed. Americans—and probably the world—are tired of conflict. We’re ready for peace. The economic climate today has led to…

Do you believe your anger isn’t a problem when you don’t hurt anybody? If so, I have a question. If anger is not a problem, why did God tell us to put aside “all bitterness and wrath and anger” (Eph.4:31, emphasis added)? Anger itself is not necessarily bad. Scripture tells of many times that God…

Do you try to control your anger, only to have it erupt at other drivers—or against those you love the most? Do efforts to control your tongue seem futile? I have a radical suggestion. If you’re really trying hard to not be angry and it isn’t working, quit trying. Why? Most attempts to change don’t…

A couple of days ago a young man—whom I would consider an outstanding Christian, by the way—shared about a book he was reading on prayer. He said it had made him more confident to pray about everyday things in his life. As an example, he told about driving home from work and thinking, “I ought…

“I used to have a problem with anger,” the man said. We meet a lot of people as we promote Uprooting Anger. A few of them actually admit they have a problem with anger. Fewer still declare that they have overcome their anger. If someone tells me they USE to have a problem, I always…

Much of our tension and strife is over little differences, not major life-changing matters. Even if it’s a little issue, if we feel pushed, we tend to push back. Then, once sides are taken, even friends become opponents—and it’s hard to back down and concede to an opponent. We feel compelled to uphold our position,…

Two birds battled in our driveway. The beak of one was clamped firmly on the leg of the other, and it wouldn’t let go. The captured bird wrestled frantically to break loose. They jerked, thrashed, and rolled as each fought to gain advantage. It looked like a fight to the death. I spotted the birds…