If we start with a Biblical and New Testament perspective, it’s hard to support the concept of righteous anger. To wit: “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to ...
For much of my life, I viewed anger as an emotion that held a negative stigma. Growing up, I was taught that raising my voice meant losing my audience, and displaying anger signaled a loss of control.
“I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.” The quote from the 1976 movie Network is prophetic. Ratings are abysmal and someone needs to do something to salvage the network. The veteran ...
Christian counselor Brad Hambrick talks about how we deal with our own fury in heated times. All anger says two things: “This is wrong, and it matters.” In the interpersonal space, sinful anger says a ...
Today’s Gospel reading features a Jesus we don’t always see: fiery, fed-up Jesus. This denunciation of the Pharisees and scholars of the law for their hypocrisy is often coupled with the passage from ...
Why more believers need the courage to get angry at sin. As a young woman, Sarah Sumner never allowed herself to be angry, until her parents divorced when she was 22. The experience was one ...