New release "Unfashionable" from Tullian Tchividjian (Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church)
The following is an excerpt.
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Years ago I was one of five thousand people listening to a panel discussion at a Christian conference. An editor of a conservative political-theological magazine was expressing his frustration with many of the political left-wingers and doing so in an unnecessarily sarcastic and condescending way. When he finished, John Piper (another speaker on the panel) turned to him, and with the utmost seriousness and precision, he said, "For a long time I have appreciated your ministry. You are an astute observer of our culture. I read your magazine every month. It's always insightful. But there's one thing missing from your ministry."
The editor looked at Dr. Piper and asked what it was.
"Tears," Piper replied.
The world so often senses our anger, but do they ever sense our grief? They think we are angry simply because we're not getting our way, but I am afraid they don't feel our sorrow over sin's negative, dehumanizing effects. We fail to communicate our anger in a way that says, "You were made for so much more than this." They assume our anger is only because we're not getting what we want. No wonder they tune us out.
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