Category: anger

  • The Blame Game

    The Blame Game

    As human beings, we don’t want to be found guilty for anything, even if we are. It is easier for us to blame others in order to have a reason for our behavior or choices. On the television show, Laugh-in, which aired from 1968 to 1973, Flip Wilson declared, “the devil made me do it!”…

  • Anger – Part 4

    Anger – Part 4

    Of Course, I’m Angry! Self-righteousness and anger are a combination we resort to all too often.  These two attitudes come together when we think we are right or when we’ve been sinned against. The old expression, “my way or the highway” characterizes how we can fall into the trap of thinking we know best and…

  • Anger – Part 3

    Anger – Part 3

    Passive Aggressive Passive aggressive is a term used to describe a form of anger.  Most of us who struggle with these tendencies don’t believe that we are angry at all.  We need to understand what this terminology means so that we can recognize when we fall into the trap of being passive aggressive.  The Merriam-Webster…

  • Anger – Part 2

    Anger – Part 2

     Handling Anger Biblically Anger is a well-traveled road.  It comes in many forms:  explosive, silent, aggressive, passive-aggressive and vengeance.  There is a tendency to think that because I don’t scream or throw things then I am not angry.  Believe it or not, there are those who claim they are never angry.  Both of these statements…

  • Anger – Part 1

    Anger – Part 1

    Are you Angry? What determines an angry person?  The dictionary tells us that anger is a feeling of displeasure resulting from injury, mistreatment, and opposition usually showing itself in a desire to fight back.  When using this definition we are given the impression that anger comes from outside of us.  It really has more to…