The Anchored Life

What role do emotions play in the Christian faith? In a conversation with a friend the other day, he became frustrated with my focus on feelings: "What am I supposed to do, sit around gazing at my navel and crying?" While it can be tempting to avoid our feelings, this blog post underscores the Biblical basis for emotional expression, and encourages Christians to recognize that embracing our feelings is a key component of following Jesus and living out God's design.

My mom is dying; not all at once, but a little bit every day from a disease that is eating away her brain. Of course, the reality is that...

Welcome to February, the month of love. Instead of the traditional warm and fuzzy post, we are tackling the "hard love" to which Jesus...

Before He left this earth, Jesus promised that His disciples would have trouble. He also promised that we could have peace in Him because...

Children are notoriously open with their emotions. Phrases like, "It's not fair! and "I hate you!" come flying out of their mouths in the...