701. What Even Are Emotions? | Connecting Clip of the Week

In this week’s Connecting Clip of the Week, Paul and guest Alasdair Groves, discuss this very simple question: what even are emotions?To hear more of this conversation with biblical counselor Alasdair Groves, check out The Connecting Podcast Ep. 035 wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also watch the video on Paul Tripp’s YouTube channel or Facebook page.

Ask Paul Tripp is a semi-weekly podcast resource from Paul Tripp Ministries. Each week, pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp answers your questions about anything and everything, connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life in the process. In this episode, Paul answers this question we received about ungrateful grandchildren and how to approach the situation: “Paul, we send monetary gifts to our grandchildren for graduations, weddings, birthdays, and Christmas. We rarely receive an expression of thanks - not an email, text, or card. Should I confront the situation? Our concern extends to others that may have sent gifts and received no acknowledgment."If you have a question you'd like to ask Paul, you can email [email protected] or submit it online at PaulTripp.com/Ask.Parenting Never Ends:ParentingNeverEnds.com

This week, Paul wants to show us how the food we eat every day points us to Jesus. Join us for a weekly narration of Paul Tripp's popular devotional. You can subscribe to our email list to receive this devotional straight to your inbox each week or read it online at PaulTripp.com/Wednesday or on Facebook, Instagram, and the Paul Tripp App.If you’ve been enjoying the Wednesday’s Word podcast, please leave us a review! Each review helps us reach more people with the transforming power of Jesus Christ.

Are you committed to change? The Bible tells us that God is committed to changing us, and He will send the sometimes painful grace of confession to help us. In today’s episode, we’re going to listen to a sermon from the archives as Paul teaches from Psalm 51. In it, we’ll see that when we see our sin before us as King David does in this passage, we are on the road to true heart change. If you’re interested in hearing more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

Jesus knows you better than you know yourself, and he still loves you.Today, we’ll open our Bibles to John 2:23-25 as we continue The Gospel: One Sign at a Time, our year-long study of the gospel of John. In it, Paul wants us to see that Jesus knows us intimately and still loves us completely. To hear more of these bible studies, visit PaulTripp.com/John.

Ask Paul Tripp is a semi-weekly podcast resource from Paul Tripp Ministries. Each week, pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp answers your questions about anything and everything, connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life in the process. In this episode, Paul answers this question we received about identity: “I came across a statement in your book that makes me curious about identity. It says, "No person can be the source of your identity." I know our identity is in Christ, but doesn't our earthly father have a direct role in shaping the woman we become?"If you have a question you'd like to ask Paul, you can email [email protected] or submit it online at PaulTripp.com/Ask.Lost in the Middle:PaulTripp.com/Lost

Joy. Sadness. Anger. Fear. Disgust.No, Paul isn’t interviewing the animators of a popular cartoon movie about emotions, but he is discussing emotions with biblical counselor Alasdair Groves in this month's episode of The Connecting Podcast.Emotions are complex, and the Bible teaches that they are an indispensable part of what makes us human. So get ready to explore, untangle, and engage with how God designed emotions for our good.

Ask Paul Tripp is a semi-weekly podcast resource from Paul Tripp Ministries. Each week, pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp answers your questions about anything and everything, connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life in the process. In this episode, Paul answers this question we received: “How do you explain the Trinity to a 5-year-old?” If you have a question you'd like to ask Paul, you can email [email protected] or submit it online at PaulTripp.com/Ask.Do You Believe? 12 Historic Doctrines to Change Your Everyday Life:PaulTripp.com/Doctrine

This week, Paul wants to show us how the first three chapters of Genesis contain a summary of the entirety of Scripture. Join us for a weekly narration of Paul Tripp's popular devotional. You can subscribe to our email list to receive this devotional straight to your inbox each week or read it online at PaulTripp.com/Wednesday or on Facebook, Instagram, and the Paul Tripp App.If you’ve been enjoying the Wednesday’s Word podcast, please leave us a review! Each review helps us reach more people with the transforming power of Jesus Christ.Everyday Gospel:PaulTripp.com/EverydayGospel

It's easy to smile in the light. But what do you do when the night comes? In today’s episode, we’re going to listen to a sermon from the archives as Paul teaches from the honest and provocative Psalm 42. It's a psalm that is meant to alert Christians that the life of faith is not always one of celebration and joy.If you’re interested in hearing more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.