After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters by N.T. Wright

I just finished After You Believe this morning. One quote that jumps off the page is this: (pg. 237)

"The greatest Christian virtue is love, modeled on that of the creating and life-giving God, the individual Christian and the church as a whole must develop the settled habits of looking out for what's going on in the surrounding world, rejoicing with its joy, weeping with its grief, and above all eager for opportunities to bring love, comfort, healing, and hope wherever possible. And with all these it may bring faith, not necessarily by speaking of Jesus all the time (though there will be such opportunities), but by living Jesus in public. The world, and sadly some in the church too, may well sneer at the "do-gooder". Sometimes the sneering may even be earned: blundering self-righteousness is always possible, and must of course be avoided. But the abuse doesn't invalidate the use. It may well simply demonstrate that the work that needs doing is best done through habit. Through virtue. Through the nine-fold fruit of the Spirit. Through conscious choices of a whole community, and individuals within it in pursuit of their own particular vocation, to develop, acquire, and sustain the habits of the royal priesthood."

I believe as well as Wright believes that this book has the possibility of revolutionizing our understanding of Christian virtue. Jesus changes the world as Wright says through his original humility, faithful suffering, and transforming forgiveness. He is breathing new life in an often dead or misunderstood topic.
Please give it a chance to renew your heart, mind and habits.