Through the year, magazines publish various lists of the best places to live and work. Who would ever choose to move to the worst place to live and work?
Yet isn't that what Jesus did by coming to earth?
This weekend, as Christians consider his sacrificial death and descent into Hell and subsequent victorious resurrection, perhaps some of us ought to be thinking of ways we could follow his footsteps - by descending into the most undesirable places instead of aspiring to the most desirable places, in order that we could also have some part in leading out some captives.
"According to the Apostles Creed, this day between Good Friday and Easter is when Jesus descended into hell. In December, 2001, I wrote in World about a similar survey of best places to live, and then profiled Christians who purposefully lived and worked in the lowest ranked cities. "
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