The Answer to Pressure is Perseverance

When anyone comes to faith in Christ, their faith is going to be challenged and tested. For some of us, it happens almost immediately. That was Emily’s and my experience. We were thrown into all kinds of difficulties from the moment we asked ourselves, “Now what?” Relational challenges. Work issues. While this testing is inevitable, it’s unlikely for Western Christians will experience persecution.

At least, not the overt persecution experienced by the early church (and in many places in the ...