In this week's conversation between Dr. James Emery White and co-host Alexis Drye, they discuss anger and the seemingly endless flow of new stories where people are losing control. For those who are Christ followers, anger is one of the seven deadly sins, yet often times we are among the worst offenders. This conversation dives into everything from orthopathy to righteous anger to how this is impacting our children.
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To read more on this topic, Dr. White wrote several blogs related to this conversation that will be really helpful to dig into. His most recent blog is titled “What's Wrong with People?” and explores three of the most likely reasons anger is on the rise. But it didn't just begin to rise. Several years ago Dr. White wrote a blog titled “The Age of Rage” that rings even more true today. Also discussed was how our need to be liked by everyone can come into play, discussing the idea of the “10-10-80” rule when it comes to relationships. Finally, Dr. White mentioned a book written by Deborah Tannen, The Argument Culture.
After living more than a year into the pandemic, Dr. White delivered a series at Meck that would still serve called “The Long Night's Journey Into Day” with a look at how we can rise above our differences and live the life God is calling us to live. You may also be interested in checking out a series called “Wicked” that specifically focuses on sin and how it affects our relationship with God.
To serve parents out there, Alexis mentioned an on-demand class offered through the Meck Institute called “FaceTime: What Parents Need to Know about Technology, Social Media, Video Games and More.” That is definitely a class that you'll want to check out that will be very eye-opening.
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