Emphasis Preaching Journal

How often we would like to refuse to admit or even deny that suffering is the way of life, not only for our Lord, but also for ourselves! In the settling of the American Midwest by European immigrants, there was a clash of cultures that often left people of all ranks and races bloodied and battered and beaten. In a letter home to Norway, Guri Endresen reflects upon her loss of family and goods while retaining faith in a gracious God.