Matthew R. Anderson is a Lutheran pastor, and affiliate assistant professor of Theological Studies at Concordia University. His blog can be found at www.somethinggrand.ca.
November 6, 2015
Few figures are as stirring – and heroic – as a servant, walking a dangerous but noble path, abandoned by the very people who called him to it. We may not be capable of such idealism, but it reminds us of what faithfulness looks like. And the tragedies that usually accompany such missions show us true sacrifice and heroism.