Series: Yes You Can!

Temptations: Why Not Enjoy Yourself?!!

Why fight temptation when it feels so good? Dr. Ladra uses King David and Bathsheba to show how temptation trades short-term pleasure for long-term pain. He explains why being tempted isn’t a sin and how Satan baits a hook just for you. Then he gives three ways to win: stay out of the “parking lot,” […]

Forgive? No! Punish Them!

Most of us keep a “relational graveyard” full of people we’ve never forgiven. Dr. Ladra contrasts the world’s instinct to get even with Jesus’s radical call to forgive. Forgiveness sets you free, it’s the only way to heal and move past the past, and it’s the only thing that breaks the cycle of an eye […]

How To Rise Above Bad Things Happening!

Are you putting off happiness until nothing bad is happening? Writing from Nero’s dungeon, Paul said he had “learned to be content.” Dr. Ladra shows how we can learn to be independently happy too. Count your blessings until you reach 100, never let problems blind you to the good, and let thankfulness overflow into generous […]

Angry? Who? Me?

You don’t have to be a yeller to have an anger problem. Cain never raised his voice, and he still killed his brother. Dr. Ladra gives a 14-question quiz that exposes quiet anger. Then he shows three ways to manage it: shut your mouth and listen, ask what’s really behind your anger, and don’t invite […]

How To Stop Worry From Torturing You!

Most worriers defend their worry as a virtue, but Dr. Ladra calls it self-abuse and superstition. Starting from Jesus’s promise, “My peace I give to you,” he shows three ways to break the worry habit. Believe worry isn’t mandatory, fight the mental battle by challenging every “what if,” and get close to Jesus, the only […]

Are You Disappointed With Someone?

Expectations are resentment and disappointment planned in advance. Dr. Ladra shows how unmet expectations fuel conflict in marriages, families and friendships, and how even Jesus disappointed people who expected something else. He gives three ways to break free: remember that people will disappoint, know when not to argue and let them be wrong, and choose […]

Life Is Too Short To Feel Defective

More than 90% of Americans say they aren’t glad to be who they are. King Saul had every blessing, yet he felt defective the moment he compared himself to David. Dr. Ladra shows how to break the “brain habits” that keep us feeling less than: stop comparing yourself to others, practice thankfulness, and speak to […]