Something that matters to you just is not right. First you see the problem, then you feel it. It starts with a rush of adrenaline and often a rush of words, and it ends with an overwhelming sense of irritation that affects how you speak to the people you live and work with - complaining, and perhaps a settled bitterness toward a person or a group.

We know anger affects us badly, and we do not know any other way to react. David Powlison's argument is that anger is a God-given capacity that has been corrupted rather than a malfunction to be eliminated, and that it can be redeemed. One of his most useful books, and written for the person who has given up expecting to change.