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Be Angry, But Sin Not

Be Angry, But Sin Not

Anger is God-given. It is also his and our most complicated emotion.

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Jun 23, 2024
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Mark Twain describes anger as "an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything into which it is poured." Twain’s vivid imagery underscores the destructive potential of anger, highlighting its capacity to corrode the soul that harbors it.

Anne Lamott similarly compares nursing grudges to "drinking rat poison and then wai…

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