1. One of the key steps to overcoming anger is to identify the object of your anger. Many people who struggle with chronic anger aren’t even sure what they’re angry about. When you identify what…
Musee des Beaux Arts About suffering they were never wrong, The Old Masters: how well, they understood Its human position; how it takes place While someone else is eating or opening a window or just…
by Bob Damrau ‘Our lives will never be the same,’ voiced my wife as we drove home from our respective 12-Step groups. Then, we looked at each other and smiled with the realization that we…
Most of us hate feeling powerless and indeed, it is not very good for us especially for extended periods of time. It can lead to depression, anxiety, outbursts of anger, alienation from others, physical symptoms…
Steve Arterburn Situations that are out of your control will show whether you’re operating with pride and self-sufficiency or with humility and dependence on God. If you’re willing to humbly depend on God and recognize…
Excerpted from the book Boundaries With Kids by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend It’s scary how our kids can sense when we are weak and ready to give in to them. Many a…
Chris Cole ‘Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad,’ Proverbs12:25. Being anxious or fearful are common emotions that all of us face and deal with, especially when…
Bob Damrau Say, ‘When’ A cartoon that recently got my attention depicted a client exclaiming to his counselor, ‘I’m learning how to relax, doctor—but I want to relax better and faster. I want to be…
John Townsend Over and over again, research in weight control has proven what the Bible has taught about the necessity of having a community of support: ‘Two are better than one, because they have a…