Uprooting Anger (4)

How's the reading going? I know the book's been helpful to me, so I've got a few quick questions for you today to see how it's helping you.

Do you (like me) often find yourself struggling with "legitimate" anger? Maybe your husband isn't the spiritual leader you hoped he'd be, or your kids misbehave more than they listen. Or maybe there's someone at church who's said unkind things to you. You feel like you have the "right" to be angry. How has the definition of anger in chapter one and the discussion on real righteous anger in chapter two helped you?

When it comes to how you handle your anger, are you a venter or a bottler? What did you find helpful in the explanations of sinful revealing in chapter five and sinful concealing in chapter six?

Do you struggle with anger against God? Maybe you do and you're not aware of it. What insights were you able to pull from chapter seven? What about anger against yourself? Are you a self-condemner; judge and jury to your own sin as if it were all about you? What encouragements were you able to draw from chapter eight?

Do you live with an angry person? Or maybe someone has come to you asking for help with their anger. What did you find most helpful in chapter nine?

Have you, like so many, bought into the idea that anger is a normal thing? That because it's so commonplace even in Christian circles it's really not that big of a deal? How did chapter ten challenge that perspective?

A question in there for everyone... so what's your anger issue?

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Please note we'll be starting our summer reading on Monday, June 14. We've chosen three novels for easy and fun but faith-grounded beach or poolside reading. Be sure to stop by the bookstore this Sunday and pick up or order a copy of Randy Alcorn's Safely Home. I've heard good things and can't wait to get started!