Push, produce, succeed, get ahead, get the job done — that pretty much defines the fast-paced world we live in today. The burden of continually producing, creates stress — either by self-motivation to get the job done, or by pressure exerted by someone else to perform.

The following are seven biblical keys in managing the anger that we all experience from time to time in our lives: 1) Resolve To Manage Anger — The Proverb writer tells us, “Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city” (Proverbs 16:32 NIV).

Here in El Paso, I see folks on the street corner every day, begging for money. They are poor and desperate for a little cash to spend on food and other necessities of life. They are not alone. More than one-half of the world’s people live below the internationally defined poverty line of less than […]

There’s no doubt that emotions motivate the masses. In fact, we see impressive evidence of just how strong emotions can be when such things as truth, right, justice, and good judgment are often made subordinate to their prompting. But perhaps nowhere is the narcotic-like effect of

As Christians, we need to write ourselves the following note and stick it on our bathroom mirror, refrigerator door, or any other prominent place so we can view it every day of our lives:

Fox’s Book of Martyrs contains detailed accounts of Christian martyrs — those who were told to deny their faith but refused — thus suffering horrific deaths.

Have we ever noticed cows lying in the field chewing their cud, and wondered why they spent so much time chewing it?

One of last week’s “Nudges” from The Fellowship Room was, “What is your favorite non-biblical quote?” My favorite non-biblical quote is from William Wordsworth’s, “The World Is Too Much With Us” – especially the first four lines:

From his blog, “The Morning Drive,” Brother Scott McCown, preacher for the church in Parrish, Alabama, offers us three thoughts on “living lovely.”

Have we ever thought about how many things we have control over? There are many things over which we have no control at all. For example, genealogy records were important for the Jews to keep but in A.D. 70, the nation of Israel and its genealogical

On Saturday, January 8, 2011, millions of people around the world will remember and celebrate the birthday and life of Elvis Aaron Presley, an American music icon, who would have been 76 years old had he lived (see death of Elvis site and this article).

The story is told of a soldier who waved to one of the spectators as he was standing at attention during a parade drill. The drill instructor saw him waving and immediately went over to the young man and scolded him by saying, “Soldier, don’t ever wave while in formation again!”

Over the past 30-40 years, we’ve seen an influx of Family Life Centers cropping up among churches of Christ as an adjunct to the Lord’s church. However, the New Testament is silent regarding Family Life Centers being an approved adjunct to the purpose and function of the Lord’s church (Luke 19:1-10 – focusing on vs. […]

The story is told of a man who decided to move to a warmer climate because of poor health. Wanting to make sure he would choose the area best suited to his needs, he visited several Western State locations.

American humorist, newspaper columnist, and bestselling author Erma Bombeck, had a writing career that spanned three decades. From the mid-1960’s through the mid-1990’s, she wrote several books and received fifteen honorary doctorate degrees.

Since today is the beginning of the New Year – 2011, I thought I would post some Bible reading schedules that hopefully will fit into our daily schedules.

The beginning of a New Year is always a time of reflection, introspection, and careful consideration of the past— and planning for the future. Such times find this writer drawn to the words found in the book of Ecclesiastes, the greatest treatise on the human condition ever written.

The story is told of a summer camp counselor, who, after a long and tiring day of hiking, told the kids under his charge, “Let’s go to sleep and put our cares in God’s hands.” One of the kids said, “Might as well, He’s up all night anyway!”

Just because we find ourselves in our 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, or 80’s, doesn’t mean we’re “over the hill.“ Do we remember Grandma Moses? She was 100 years old and still producing scenic paintings (see video).

Experts who have studied the world’s population, have concluded that there were about 200 million people living during the lifetime of Jesus — the same amount of people who presently use the social networking website called Facebook. Now that’s a lot of people, but relatively speaking it is a fairly small number.