Are you willing to suffer for your relationships with those in your church family? Here is an article about how the western church does not function like a family. Should we?
Is suffering for the Lord part of your life? I love reading about how Christians function in other parts of the world, because it gives me perspective.
I believe that suffering is a necessary part of learning to trust God, and that especially in America when we try to avoid all suffering we limit the opportunities to grow in our trust of God.
So check out this article. What do you think?
http://www.christianitytoday.com/globalconversation/august2010/index.html?start=1
