“The call of God is that we trust Him in the darkness as we trusted Him in the light. He has not changed, even though our circumstances have been painfully altered.”- Dr. Gary Chapman Gary Chapman begins Chapter 11 (“When You are Angry with God”) of Anger by observing that “Christians often experience anger toward […]
Gary Chapman concludes Chapter 6 of Anger by analyzing how implosion destroys. Next, Dr. Chapman delineates how to diffuse anger turned inward. Often internalized anger expresses itself through passive-aggressive behavior. Although the angry person gives the appearance of serenity, eventually the anger emerges in other ways. Noncompliance illustrates such a response. On the other hand, […]
“Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the cruelest words.”- Dr. Joyce Brothers “Anger was designed to be a visitor, never a resident, in the human heart.”- Dr. Gary Chapman Dr. Gary Chapman begins Chapter 6 (“Explosions and Implosions”) of Anger by noting that “implosive anger can be as damaging as explosive expressions of […]
” . . . I believe that human anger is designed by God to motivate us to take constructive action in the face of wrongdoing or when facing injustice.”- Dr. Gary Chapman “A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.”- Winston Churchill In Chapter 2 of Anger (“When Anger Can […]
“All of us can learn much about processing our anger more effectively.”- Gary Chapman Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages originally wrote Anger: Taming a Powerful Emotion in 1999. Previous title- The Other Side of Love. In the Introduction (“Our Angry World”) of Anger, Mr. Chapman clearly states that many of us have issues […]
As Sara Horn continues Chapter 9 of How Can I Possibly Forgive?, she points out that the mistake we make in getting angry with God is that He is our only true source for receiving he help and peace we need. We are implicitly saying that God is worse for us than better, that He […]
In Chapter 3 (“In Seasons of Rumble”) of How Can I Possibly Forgive?, author Sara Horn notes that when rainstorms occur in Louisiana, the rumble of thunder miles away can go on and on for a long time. While the rumble of thunder is subdued, you definitely know it is there. The sound keeps going, […]