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Anger - Handling A Powerful Emotion In A Healthy Way

ANGER IS EVERYWHERE. Spouses are angry at each other. Employees are angry at bosses. Teens are angry at parents (and vice versa). Citizens are angry at their government. Television news routinely shows angry demonstrators shouting their wrath. 

Spend some time around a major airport when bad weather has canceled flights, and you will observe anger in action.

Many of us are angry at ourselves. Sometimes we are angry and think we “shouldn’t feel that way.” Or we observe our children expressing anger inappropriately and wonder how to teach them to deal with their anger.

Clearly, many of us have “issues” with anger. In addition, Christians are often confused about this powerful and complex emotion. For those who follow Christ is there ever an appropriate expression of anger? What does the Bible say Can anger ever be a good thing?


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