Encouragement for Christian Growth
Five Essentials of Anger Management
Anger management remains a hot topic for the web, as evidenced by the 20,300,000 entries popping up in just 0.3 seconds. After decades of working through my own short-fuse, I’ve discovered five essentials of anger management that have helped me get a grip. For a long time, my stomach tightened whenever confronted with Bible verses […]
Three Essentials of Wait-Training
Folks of all ages are on-board with the latest Be Your Best fad–weight- or strength-training. The trend contributes to improved health for young and old alike. Interestingly, the three essentials of wait-training are the same, contributing to improved spiritual health. Focus The first step in physical change centers on narrowing one’s target and focusing the […]
Four Guarantees RE: Waiting
If you’ve ever cried out to God for help or direction, you’ve likely experienced the challenge of waiting. Often, we’ve already wrestled with the problem for a long time before asking for God’s help. From our viewpoint, anything but an immediate answer is counterproductive, isn’t it? Apparently God didn’t see things that way, inspiring the […]
Rainbow–Not Just a Logo–the Sign of God’s Covenant
Knuckles aching, I squeezed the armrests tighter. The blizzard tossed the Boeing 707 like a kite in the wind. Is this really a safer route home for Christmas 1967? Driving the snow-packed, icy Montana roads seemed less dangerous to me than my first-ever flight. That’s when I glanced through the tiny window and saw the […]
Three Things the Lord Requires
One need not travel to Haifa, Israel to discover what three things the Lord requires, but there in the restroom of the youth hostel, I found them spelled out on a colorful poster. “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to […]