Inspirational Essays

How to Overcome Anger


By Rev. Joyce Kramer


There are a lot of angry people in the world. Angry people are responsible for crime, vandalism, destruction, rape, and abuse. It seems to take very little to trigger violent action in a person who harbors a great deal of anger. [. . .]







How to Overcome Sadness


By Rev. Joyce Kramer


Do you sometimes feel sad? Are there times when you feel sad for no apparent reason? When experiencing such feelings, take a few moments to examine what has been going on within your mind. Were your thoughts positive and constructive? [ . . .]







How to OVERCOME DESTRUCTIVE STRESS


By Rev. Joyce Kramer


The use of the term stress has grown in popularity during this century, yet men and women have experienced stress throughout the ages. Stress is an integral part of the biological scheme of living organisms, a defense mechanism [. . .]







What Do You Have in Your House?


By Rev. Joyce Kramer


A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. [ . . .]







Christmas Is Coming


By Rev. Joyce Kramer


In those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem [. . .]







Your Divine Plan


By Rev. Joyce Kramer


Transcript of a radio broadcast by Rev. Joyce Kramer, January 21, 2014.

What do you want out of life? Do you know? Few people have any real concrete picture of just what they want out of life. [ . . .]







An Optimistic Attitude Toward Prayer


By Rev. Joyce Kramer


Transcript of a radio broadcast by Rev. Joyce Kramer, December 29, 2014.

Do you have an optimistic attitude? If so, then you have a positive attitude toward yourself and toward life. The optimist expects the highest and best out of life. [. . .]







Relating to Others


By Rev. Joyce Kramer


Transcript of a radio broadcast by Rev. Joyce Kramer, May 30, 2013.

Man’s inability to relate peacefully with other people is a plague affecting our world today. Friction in human relationships causes much loss—loss of money, time, business [ . . .]