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3 Keys to Overcoming Anger

Is your anger uncontrollable? I was once very angry. My anger was violent and disruptive (but, fortunately, never criminal). My story When I was a boy, I had a violent temper. I had fights with friends and family. I damaged property and rage took hold of me in an overwhelming way. Oddly, by nature I…
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August 17, 2023 0

Homelessness and Compassion: A Christian Perspective

Homelessness has been studied, discussed, politicized, argued over, ignored and confounded. There seems to be no solution. While this is a major problem, particularly in cities, it is an enduring problem – a problem that in reality will never fully go away. It will not go away for a variety of reasons. The causes are…
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August 10, 2023 0

Keys to a Happy and Good Family Life

I have witnessed much family disfunction over the years. It is frustrating and heart breaking for everyone involved. No one wants to be part of a troubled and frustrating family. Yet, it happens all the time. In our current culture it is bound to happen more and more. What can we do about it? How…
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August 3, 2023 0

Why You Should Go To Church

Photo by John Price on Unsplash There is a pervasive thought that people have: I can be a Christian without going to church. And when I use the term ‘go to church’ I am talking about the popular understanding that we have of gathering together in a church building to worship and learn and fellowship.…
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July 6, 2023 0