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We could aptly describe our day as "the angry age." Rampant road-rage, escalating domestic violence and raw aggression appear everywhere. Many folk live at the tipping point, where the slightest provocation sends them over the edge. Marriages suffer for it, children become victims of it, and the workplace is increasingly uncomfortable because of it. Churches can even be hotbeds for it.

You know we have a problem when anger management workshops are constant sell-outs.

Why are we so angry? Psychologists offer a plethora of reasons. But deep down, anger often emerges from a toxic mix of fear and isolation. Something poses a threat (or offense) to us, and sets us off. I'm afraid of losing power, or losing face, or losing something. When my "rights" feel violated, and I fear I may be trampled more seriously, anger flashes forth - even when I'm just cut off on the freeway.

Little wonder then, that immersed as we are in this culture of anger, we also find ourselves angry wit