LITFUSE BOOK REVIEW

A Small Book about a Big Problem: Meditations on Anger, Patience, and Peace ... By Edward T. Welch


Look closely at any day and we can usually find anger in both our actions and attitudes. Things spill or go missing, we get stuck in traffic, and the people we live and work with often make life even harder. We want to stay calm, but what do you do when you feel your blood pressure rise yet again? Anger is so common yet it also destroys. It leaves its mark on us it s not healthy which is one reason we hear so much about finding peace. And it leaves its mark on others. The wounds we inflict on others when we are angry the loss of intimacy, trust, security, and enjoyment in our closest relationships give us compelling reasons to look closely at our anger and think carefully about how to grow in patience and peace. If you have just gotten irritated for the umpteenth time today, you might wonder if change is possible. Can anyone grow in patience and peace? Yes. But you need a plan. Biblical counselor and psychologist Ed Welch invites readers to take a 50-day journey that unpacks anger and encourages readers to become more skillful at responding with patience to life s difficulties. Along the way, readers will be introduced to Jesus, the Prince of Peace the only one who can empower his people to grow in patience, peace, and wholeness.


OUR REVIEW

"Anger looks like Satan...and it summons him." is my favorite quote from A Small Book about a Big Problem: Meditations on Anger, Patience, and Peace ... By Edward T. Welch. A wonderful devotional for every day use that can help explain how to handle our anger.

We can easily blow up with anger and possibly feel regret, but do we really understand the concept that by following the examples set by Jesus we can actually gain control over anger. Author Edward Welch weaves scripture into everyday language so we can get a grasp on forgiveness to others as well as ourselves.

Do you know what is the cousin to anger? Do you know 10 ways to Bless and Enemy? How about murder? Welch backs up each answer with scripture that we might not have even thought of, and shares them in realistic ways and stories.

A great daily read, giving us some good goals to follow.

A complimentary copy of this book was provided by Litfuse Publicity Group. I was not required to write a positive review, and have not been compensated for this. All opinions are my own.


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