Happy belated Christmas in July. As we draw through these scorching days of summer, finally approaching the end of the bell curve of summer heat,
Sometime in the Future “Daddy, What’s a Statue?” “I’m sorry honey. What did you say?” “Statue. What is it?” “Spell it for me.” “S-T-A-T-U-E.” He
The other day I read an excerpt of a psalm that annoyed me. It said: “Do not fret at the man who prospers; a man
When it comes to anger, it seems to be a good news / bad news situation these days. The good news is that everybody in
Discussions with others can, for many of us, become occasions of sin. The more invested in our opinion we are, the more sensitive the issues
Wrath — an old-fashioned word, today almost used only in reference to God’s anger and in “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, from which novelist John
Like you, Dear Reader, I was angered and sickened by the Pennsylvania grand jury report. But the lynch-mob mentality that quickly formed among the
An Unfair Reputation Why have the emotions earned such a poor reputation? Perhaps, the reason is that the emotions are always present in our vices,
Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn’t you
“This deadly cancer of anger… makes us unlike ourselves, makes us like timber wolves or furies from Hell, drives us forth headlong upon the points
Most Christians know the story of Jonah being swallowed by the whale but I wonder how many recall just how and why it came about.
After He was nailed to the cross, Jesus asked for forgiveness for his executioners. Some 2,000 years later His message of forgiveness is every
The first time I actually realized I had an anger issue was about a year ago while attending a retreat. A deacon (now priest) prayed
Jim runs a small business. He helps other businesses setup computer networks and troubleshoots other business needs. Lately, business has been growing faster than normal.
