Whether you work in management, customer service, as a teacher, or as a parent, the pressures of work can get to you...
Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for...
A bad boss is the number one reason people leave a job (according to a Gallup poll of 1 million Americans). But...
Maybe you once approached your job with joy and enthusiasm. You found your calling and you poured your life into it. Or...
The What, How, and Why of Anger: Part 4 ...
I must confess that when I first read Psalm 94:1, I cringed. How could the Lord be a “God of vengeance”? Isn’t he a God of mercy, love, and forgiveness? Moreover, if God...
When you read, "In your anger do not sin," your soul cries out, "Yes. That's fine. But how? How can I avoid...
The What, How, and Why of Anger: Part 1 ...
If we're honest, most of us would admit that we tend to talk to ourselves rather harshly. Daily (or even hourly), we...
One time on our campus, I got into a heated argument with an administrator.
Most Christians I know don’t like to think about the wrath of God.
A few weeks ago my family moved, and we went online to reserve a moving truck. They were supposed to call us the day before our move to let us know where to...
Donna got up on the wrong side of the bed—and she let people know it.
In yesterday’s reflection we saw how Pharaoh’s anger was part of the hardening of his heart that kept him from doing what was right as a leader.
I can certainly understand Pharaoh’s anger with Moses. By this point in the story, Pharaoh was surely sick and tired of Moses and everything he represented. Unfortunately for Pharaoh and the...
I want to spend another day reflecting upon Isaiah 34.
When we read a chapter like Isaiah 34, we can easily feel confused, even distressed.
I wonder how Abraham felt as he looked upon the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Though Genesis 19 confirms the pervasive evil of these cities, Abraham had hoped for their deliverance. In fact,...
The bitterness and anger we hold onto are like those potatoes—and they smell just as bad.
Sadly, the sixth commandment has an all-too-practical application in the modern workplace, where 10 percent of all job-related fatalities (in the United...
As David’s power grows, he comes into conflict with a rich landowner named Nabal. As it happens, David’s band of rebels against...
The Valiant Woman exercises care in what she says and how she speaks. The proverbs remind us that “to watch over mouth...
Jesus makes a startling statement in Matthew 5:20. “I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you...
This call to reorientation means that we reshape our lives to think and do according to Jesus’...
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