A. America is on a roll. We party bigtime, like Rome. B. Christians on the fringe. Broad religion, but shallow faith. Nevertheless, we still have much to celebrate.
Circumstances are true test of our faith and character.
If you really want to see what people are like, you have to put them in extreme situations. As the Japanese conquered country after country in Asia, hundreds of foreign missionaries and businessmen were captured, along with their families. Many of them were Americans. All of these civilians were herded into concentration camps, mostly in China. In another camp was a little boy named David Storey, who is now a pastor I know in Ohio.