When I started playing the trumpet in fourth grade, my band director told my mother that if I ever got serious, and really practiced, that I could be a good trumpet player. He also told her that if I didn’t … I wouldn’t. At the time, I didn’t like that man very much. You see, it was from that time …

I have heard so many people blaming their improper behavior on a bad temper. All of us struggle controlling our emotions, but loss of those emotions is no excuse for sinful behavior. I recall some instances in my life while playing in a Christian Men’s Softball league, where I totally lost my temper, and almost lost my testimony. I am …