Anger… Coronavirus and Emotions 8 Apr 2020 We are in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. The various stay-at-home orders have, no doubt, created all sorts of stress, conflict, difficulty, and emotional turmoil for many of us.…
Anger On Building and Venting Anger 29 Aug 2019 There are two popular theories about how to best escape the hold of our angry emotions. On the one hand we often depict anger like the boiling water in the…
Anger 7 Tests of Righteous Anger (Part 8): Right Effect 3 Jul 2019 Yelling at your kids will get them to quiet down, but it won't help them to love you and love God. Anger "works," it accomplishes something. Often it accomplishes a…
Anger 7 Tests of Righteous Anger (Part 7): Right Charge 26 Jun 2019 It was like he was just looking for an excuse to yell. It didn't take much to set him off and my simple question was the spark that light the…
Anger 7 Tests of Righteous Anger (Part 6): Right Motive 19 Jun 2019 It is possible to be angry about the right things, and to express that anger in the right way, but do so for the wrong reasons. We often deceive ourselves…
Anger 7 Tests of Righteous Anger (Part 5): Right Restraint 12 Jun 2019 Billy's anger had gotten the better of him. He showed up at my office for our regularly scheduled meeting in a cast. He had gotten so frustrated about a situation…
Anger 7 Tests of Righteous Anger (Part 4): Right Duration 5 Jun 2019 Anger turns to bitterness the longer we sit with it. We have mentioned already in this series that anger can be a right, even godly, emotion. The whole purpose of…
Anger 7 Tests of Righteous Anger (Part 3): Right Response 30 May 2019 Anger is a strong emotion. In the moment of its intensity it can be hard to focus and to properly direct our anger. When we use the emotional energy of…
Anger… 7 Tests of Righteous Anger (Part 2): Right Trigger 22 May 2019 One of the most important test for evaluating our anger is to ask the question: am I angry about the right things? We must assess all sorts of things about…
Anger Sinful Anger is More Personal than Interpersonal 24 Jan 2018 When I first started meeting with Erin and Calvin (not their real names), I was convinced they had simply grown apart over years and that I could help them with…
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