Emotion in Scripture: Rollercoasters and the Life of Joseph

There is no doubt a host of emotions on display in the lines of the scariest rollercoasters and rides at any local theme park. I often shudder internally as I remember hanging upside down from Carowinds’ “Frenzoid” in the late 90s alongside my friends… just hoping and praying that whatever was ...

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Anger in Scripture: Emotion, Warning, and Wisdom

Anger gets a bad rap in our world–not just the Christian world, but in the general culture. Some Christians are taught that to be angry is inherently wrong. Most people would rather be called “a sad person” rather than “an angry person” because anger is often equated with danger, toxicity, and ...

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Psalm 42: Battling Depression with Hope in God

“Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?”” Psalm 42:3 NLT Psalm 42 is a passage full of raw emotion. The psalmist describes intense emotions like, yearning, sadness, discouragement, grief, doubt, and pain. Feelings we ...

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Emotion in Scripture: Happy Easter!

All of us at SureHope Counseling & Training Center want to wish you a very Happy Easter! This year in our blog we have been focusing on emotion in Scripture. When examining this topic, we see powerful examples of many different emotions expressed throughout the scriptural accounts of Passion ...

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