Feb 10, 2022 | Anger, Anxiety, Bitterness, Depression, Emotional Health, Forgiveness, Mental Health, Uncategorized
This is our second segment on the subject of the mental and emotional health. It’s February and in many regions of North America, Seasonal Affective Disorder is in full swing, so we thought it would be good to do four weeks of blogs specifically focused on mental and...
Oct 28, 2021 | Anger, Bitterness, Difficult people, Emotional Health, Forgiveness, Pastor, Relationships
Relationships can be messy, can’t they? In Acts 13:13 we read the following: “From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John (Mark) left them to return to Jerusalem.” We learn later on in Acts this departure caused Paul a lot of...
Oct 14, 2021 | Anger, Bitterness, Emotional Health, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Relationships
We live in an angry world. The age of outrage. We who lead are not immune from this unfortunate trend. How we handle anger has a huge impact on our emotional health. In Ephesians 4:26 the apostle Paul wrote: “In your anger do not sin.” Six simple words, that if...
Jul 22, 2021 | Anger, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Uncategorized, Words
Words . . . one of the most powerful forces for good in our world. Unfortunately, one of the most powerful forces for evil as well. The Bible says a lot about words. In the New International Version, 92 verses specifically mention the tongue; over 200 more reference...
Jun 3, 2021 | Anger, Anxiety, Assertiveness, Bitterness, Emotional Health, Forgiveness, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Uncategorized
Anger is ‘in.” Being outraged, upset—and vocal about it—has been with us since the beginning of the human race. But doesn’t it seem like today more people than ever are outwardly angry about something? Anger has almost become chic. Anger can be used for good. It...
May 20, 2021 | Abuse, Anger, Bitterness, Depression, Disappointment, Hatred, Jealousy, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Uncategorized
In 1906, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto noted 80% of Italy’s land was owned by 20% of the people. He became somewhat obsessed with this ratio, seeing it in everything. The 80:20 ratio of cause-to-effect became known as the Pareto Principle. The Pareto...
