Episode 132– Ed Welch- A Small Book About A Big Problem: Meditations on Anger, Patience, and Peace

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Welcome to the 132nd episode of Equipping You in Grace. On today’s episode, Dave Jenkins talks with Dr. Ed Welch about his book A Small Book About A Big Problem: Meditations on Anger, Patience, and Peace (New Growth Press, 2017)

What you’ll hear in this episode

Anger and spiritual growth.
The blinding nature of anger.
The differences between men and women when it comes to anger and how they change.
Learning how to be alert to our problem with anger.
The difference between righteous and unrighteous anger.
Praying for difficult people and entrusting them to the Lord.
Some proper ways to deal with anger.
How Pastors and ministry leaders can better minister to angry people.
Listening as a form of hospitality and being humble.

About the Guest:

Ed Welch is a counselor and faculty member at CCEF. He has been counseling for more than thirty years and has written extensively on the topics of depression, fear, and addictions. His books include Shame Interupted: How God Lifts the Pain of Worthlessness and Rejection, Running Scared, and A Small Book About a Big Problem: Meditations on Anger, Patience, and Peace.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.

Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.

He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).

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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.

Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

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