As a parent, spouse, co-worker – plain old human being – you are going to be angry sometimes. However, we’ve learned that, though God sanctions anger, He puts a prohibition on it. So, it begs the question, “How can we be angry and not displease God?”

Galatians 5 (“The Fruits of the Spirit”) provides some clues:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against... more

“Be angry; and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger" (Ephesians 4:26)

This verse tells us two important things – first off, God gives us permission to be angry at times! However, and secondly, there is a caveat – there is a way to express that anger that spills over into sinful activity. So, what are the "danger signs?"

For some answers, let’s look at 1 Corinthians (the “Love Chapter”):

Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not... more

Allowing yesterday’s post to serve as a segue, today we’re talking about the value of words as they relate to self-esteem:

Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person (Colossians 4:6).

Having grown up with ADD and depression that wasn’t diagnosed until far into adulthood, I know about low self-esteem! ADDers usually bear the hallmark traits of poor social skills like interrupting, not accurately reading social cues (like when to shut up!!), and being oblivious to the pain their remarks... more