The words of the song are true, “Into each life some rain must fall, some tears must fall… but not too much.” The sun needs to shine. God wants you cheerful. This teaching presents twelve steps you can follow to assure that you will live in the near constant condition of joy. How important is…
What do you do when you are put down? Or hated? Or feel heart pains? Or face fear? Or feel weak? Or feel like running away? What do you do when you have a “Judas” in your life, a traitor, or a disloyal friend? The secrets to handling all of the above with peace and…
There are contaminations of all kinds; chemical, biological, environmental, and moral. Contaminants, by definition, are the presence and influence of unwanted constituents. We face a clear and present danger of world-wide contaminations. However, we also face unclear and present dangers of generation-wide contaminations as well. In this teaching the unclear and present dangers will become…
There is a difference between being critiqued and being criticized. One is positive, the other negative; one is constructive, the other destructive; one is careful, the other is careless; one is intended to lift up, the other to put down. It is not nice to be vilified, defamed, chided, reviled or reproached. Worse yet, is…
Being offended means to be hurt, angered, or upset by something someone else has done. God has laws in which offense can be prevented. One of these commands include “turning the other cheek” (Matthew 5:39). This principle is one of the most misunderstood in the Bible. We are guessing there are very few teachings on…
America is looking for advice. However, America is not yielding to the instruction (advice) of the Bible. Therefore calamity is beginning to show itself more evident day after day. A study conducted in 2012 has stunning results. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of American Bible Society to coincide with the release of…
There isn’t a person living, who hasn’t had a day of trouble.“Man is born unto trouble”(Job 5:7), and don’t ever think that you will avoid it. What God doesn’t want is for you to have trouble with your trouble. He wants us to know how to handle it. When trouble comes, this is the time…
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Phillipians 4:8 Truth is the most important component to emotional stability. In…
Narcissism is a new name for an old problem. The term originated in Greek mythology where a young hunter, Narcissus, was so fixated with himself that he fell in love with the reflection of his own image in a pool of water (where he died). Narcissism is the egotistical admiration of one’s self, a concept…
At one point or another in life everyone experiences rejection. The suffering and pain associated with rejection are often too much to bear and have very destructive consequences. This teaching reveals some of the more common results of rejection and provides biblical solutions to properly respond to rejection.