In the throes of our bustling lives, anger can ignite within us without warning—intense and overwhelming. It’s a familiar visitor that darkens our doorstep during a miscommunication with someone we hold dear or in times when our work life throws us curveballs. But let’s consider for a moment that this potent emotion may not be …
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Navigating the ebb and flow of finances can sometimes make us feel adrift in a vast ocean, but as followers of Christ, we have a beacon to guide us through even the murkiest financial waters. The wisdom found within the pages of Sacred Scripture sheds light on how to steward our resources with grace and …
Gossip is an insidious trait that can spread like wildfire, destroying relationships and even entire churches in its wake. As Christians, it’s important to remember the counsel found in the Bible regarding gossip and how we should handle it. By understanding what is said about unwholesome talk from Jesus Himself and throughout Scripture, we can …
Dealing with disrespect from a mother-in-law can be incredibly challenging. Toxic behavior such as exerting unfair levels of control or manipulation can strain relationships, cause conflict in the family, and lead to emotional distress. As a professional counselor specializing in Family Dynamics and Clinical Mental Health Counseling, I have seen firsthand how difficult it can …
Money has always played an important role in our lives, and conflict over money can easily arise, whether in businesses regarding who gets the largest share or estates when it comes to distributing inheritances. Sadly, people also wonder whether they should tithe or not. Sometimes even the amount becomes the issue. Is it okay not …
Isn’t it nice to see people doing acts of kindness? When a teenager stands up and offers his seat on the bus to an elderly woman, someone gives comfortable clothes and food to eat to a cold and lonely homeless man, or another helps a blind man cross the street—whether you are the giver or …
There are two inevitable appointments in life. One is birth; we don’t have a choice when we are born, whether it’s time, place, manner, health status, or to whom we are born. The next unavoidable event for man is death. No one really has control over death except God (Ecclesiastes 8:8). We can only delay …
Was there ever a time in your life when self-doubt rang so loudly that it was overwhelming? Do you often question your self-worth and somehow never have the courage to believe in yourself, the drive to face the new day or the confidence to conquer the world? This message might be the one you are …
In the Old Testament times, God gave Israel an inviolable set of commandments when the Mosaic law was established. This was to make Israel “set apart” for God as its people entered into a covenant with Him. Part of these commandments was the distinction between the clean and unclean, as written in Leviticus 10:10: “And …
In this day and age, the true value and absolute standard of marriage and sex have been reduced to a relative idea of emotional proportion without any moral boundaries. Many men and women have given in to the lusts of the flesh, either out of rebellion or ignorance of God’s original and fixed design for …