Many people make the mistake of believing they should be emotionally monochrome once they have come to faith in Jesus.
In a time when anxiety is one of the most common emotions for people to struggle with, or even to cause illness, why is it so popular to celebrate fear and causes of fear? Can this tell us something about the way fear and anxiety work?
Kate Middleton
Anxiety is a normal human emotion, however it's often suggested that it's a sign of some kind of spiritual weakness or lack of faith. Here's Dr Kate Middleton on why that's just not true, and how a life of faith can help us fear less.
Kate Middleton
I know that as much as I want to believe anger is a God-given emotion that is essential to my wellbeing, I am struggling. Nobody wants to be known as an Angry Pastor - it’s an oxymoron, isn’t it?
Will Van Der Hart
Problem worry is a very painful and common issue. Sometimes well meant but poorly thought through advice fuels the issue. This articles helps you to go back to basics and make sure you are using the right approach to settle your troubled mind...
Will Van Der Hart
Do you find yourself thinking through the worst possible scenarios several times a day? Does anxiety grip you and the desire to check things are safe overwhelm you? Do you want to get your peace back? Time to challenge the cycle of catastrophizing...
Will Van Der Hart
What do emotions do, why do we have them, how can we learn to manage them better?
Kate Middleton
It true to say that at no point do we truly view the world with objectivity (that is how it actually is) instead we view it subjectively (that is through the damage, memories and beliefs that we have formed around our world-view)
Will Van Der Hart
The question I want to address here is one raised by several Christians who have found themselves surprised by a secondary safety behaviours. These are far less familiar and come into play when their primary safety behaviour is unavailable to them.
Will Van Der Hart
So footballer Louis Suarez has received a 10 match ban after he bit another player during a match. But, what DO you do if you know that anger, at times, gets the better of you? And how as parents do we support our kids to learn how to manage anger well?
Anger Management is a hot topic in psychiatry at the moment - not because anger is a mental illness but because the two frequently coincide making it part of the problem and hance part of the treatment focus. In this post, I want to
Rob Waller
Many people struggle with the sense that anger is wrong, especially those with a strong Christian faith. The difficulty is that anger is a healthy emotional response, without it we simply wouldn't be human.
Will Van Der Hart