Exploring Emotions Through Psalms

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During my undergraduate studies, I took a class on pastoral care and counseling. My professor for this class was Dr. Dennis Nichols. He had experience as a chaplain in both military and healthcare settings, as well as in pastoral ministry.

In this class, Dr. Nichols taught us that there were four basic types of feelings:

GladSadMad“Frad” (afraid) 

As Christian leaders, we will not only experience each of these emotions ourselves, we wi...