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Christ gave us all the clues we need to conquer stress. You were not meant to fall, and to avoid stress you must not yield to temptation.

St. Augustine said, "Our hearts are restless until they find rest in you." Roland discusses how to be in touch with what you know is right in your heart.

If you want to find your purpose in life, you have to find God's love. Roland discusses how you should want to do the right thing and inquire of God.

There are different rules for human beings than there are for animals. Roland discusses how you become degraded by hating, judging, or manipulating others.

The disciples of Christ were inspired to write about what they saw. People who see wrong are tempted to judge and condemn, but to be a true follower of Christ you must not judge.

A listener asks a question about faith and the laws of physics. Your conscience is your closest link to God.

Roland discusses how Truth is sustained through faith. If you go through repentance, anxiety will lose its hold on you and life will be one adventure after another.

For many people, life is reacting emotionally to things that happen on the outside. Roland says there's another way of living that involves flowing from the inside.

A listeners asks how to avoid worry. There will always be issues in your life. You need to handle issues with understanding, which comes from God.

Roland answers a listener's question about believing into Jesus. Don't judge other people, and don't resent seeing your own resentment.

To survive cruelty and meanness, you need to go into the world with a detached point of view. Roland tells how to be calm by practicing the Meditation.

Humans are subject to unnatural stresses. Roland tells how you were subject to impatient people, and how your reaction had a bad effect upon you.

The most innocent people can still come under attack. Roland tells how words of truth can wake you up, but you'll need to stay awake.

Children are surrounded by meanness, with bullying and teasing in the schools and pressure at home. Roland discusses different types of meanness and how separation from God causes us to be thoughtless.

Roland answers a listener's question about staying with the plan God wants him to live. We must not struggle with our failings. The Best of Roland--originally aired December 18, 2016.

Christ chose simple men to carry forth the Gospel. Roland discusses how the Holy Spirit provides inspiration.

You must find your ground of being. We try to find relaxation by taking pills or smoking. Roland tells the true reason we are anxious and restless.

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose that response," said Viktor Frankl. Roland discusses resentment and how it prevents us from responding rightly to others.

When your relatives are weird, you can fall into a hypnotic state, also called a slave state. Slavery occurs when you make something too important, says Roland.

Humans were meant to be like Christ, but instead each of us goes though a fall. Roland answers a listener's question about staying with the plan God has for him to live.

The more upset you are, the less you're able to cope. Roland discusses how your upsets are conditioned reflexes and what you can do about them.

Christ said, "I am the light of the world." If you close your eyes, you may see little patterns of light. Those patterns of light are from God, says Roland.

Roland discusses how to live life fully. Be not rigid and fearful, but like a bird, which lives spontaneously and freely.

Roland discusses his new book, Roland on Relationships. When people get married, they expect to be happy, but something goes wrong. A key to a thriving relationship is letting go of resentment.

Having a question for a long time is okay. Roland tells about his experience writing a book about physics and Einstein.