Overcoming Emotions That Destroy: Practical Help for Those Angry Feelings That Ruin Relationships

By Chip Ingram and Becca Johnson

Book Overview

Well-known teacher and speaker Chip Ingram teams up with psychologist and author Dr. Becca Johnson in this encouraging and practical book, showing how many emotions lead to anger, and many emotions follow from it. Their message is clear: as we deal with our anger, we deal with the primary cause for all emotions that destroy.Ingram and Johnson help readers identify whether they are spewers, leakers, or stuffers. Readers also learn the difference between good and bad anger, how to gain control of their anger, and how to direct it toward constructive ends. The authors cover solid biblical principles as well as the psychological aspects of our emotions, showing readers how they can actually be constructive tools used by God to transform lives and relationships. Counselors, pastors, and individual Christians will find this book a no-nonsense tool for handling destructive emotions in a healthy way. Now available in trade paper.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801072395
• ISBN13: 9780801072390
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

Overcoming Emotions Review

This is a must read that you will want to keep as a reference book for your life. Everyone has anger issues, and many of us have issues we are not fully aware of. This book will give you a simple but effective road map out of the dysfunctional patterns of dealing with anger which have sabotoged your life. It has done so with me and I highly recommend it.

Great Book

I loved this book. It's really mostly about anger; not sure why the publisher went with the more general "emotions." Chip and Becca do a marvelous job of tackling a troubling and sometimes mysterious emotion, showing us what's really at stake, applying biblical truth, and providing an insightful, practical and wise guide to make anger an ally instead of an enemy. This would be a great small group study or sermon series.