Eugene Cho wrote an excellent article about the condition of minister’s heart and souls in the west.  I found it to be very accurate, profound and moving and I’m trying to figure out how to reconcile it with the global conversation I referenced in my last blog over at CT

Ministry is one of the most demanding “jobs” in the west and according to his article, is ranked more dangerous than handling explosives by Life Insurance companies.  (Can this really be true?  Youzers.) 

I don’t know how to make sense of both articles, except to say that suffering is inherent in the call to serve God and we in the west, at least, are not prepared for it.  Our friends in the majority of the world know more about this than we ever will and I hope to learn more from them in the coming years about it.