Revolution of the Heart

I have been hearing alot about a book by Dan Merchant. My Veritas leader has talked about it numerous times and it sounded funny to start, but very interesting. I saw it in a bookstore today and picked it up. It's called

"Lord, Save Us From Your Followers"  It's a book that looks at the culture today and how Christians are viewed.

The first chapter talks about how Dan, the author, went to Downtown NYC in Times Square and wore a jumpsuit with many different christian bumper stickers and asked people five questions. Some of their answers were very interesting. I think this was a great way to engage the culture around and draw people in. Anyone can go downtown and ask questions of people, but it takes something a little bit special to wear a jumpsuit of bumper stickers that are very controvercial and ask those questions.
One passage that I found very compelling is as follows:

"When Jesus waked the earth, He lived in an extremely political time; the Romans occupied the land, the local Jewish politicians and religious leaders aggressively jockeyed the position and favor, and Jesus stayed out of it. Many of those sandal-wearing folks who followed Jesus around wondered why He wasn't leading a revolution, as the expected the Messiah to do. They trick was that Jesus did start a revolution, but not in the way many expected. He led a revolution of the heart- a revolution that called for self-sacrifice, kindness, patience, forgiveness, and grace."

I am very interested to see where this book goes. Check it out.
http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Save-Us-Your-Followers/dp/0849919932/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275782726&sr=8-2