Coffee on the Other Side of the World
by Bethany Rushing
…As a Christian living in North America, the Southern Bible belt no less, the chance of me encountering true, life-threatening persecution for following Jesus is highly unlikely. By God’s grace, I’ve been kept in the way, but I can’t help but wonder, “what if?” What if I was born in a different faith tradition? What if I was born in a different culture, where following the way of Jesus wasn’t the norm, and was actually discouraged? Who would I be? What kind of hope would I cling to?…