The Crucible of Virtue: Finding Favor in Unjust Suffering

Legitimate Suffering

On Sunday, Jen also touched on living as strangers and exiles in this world.

On Sunday, Jen mentioned a Greek word—ektenos. It describes a deep, action‑oriented, sacrificial love that is a commitment, not a feeling.

I want to unpack a little further something that Jen touched on in her Sunday message—specifically the relationship between "ridding" and "longing."