Discipleship is much more than a happier life

Jeff Weddle takes issue with the popular idea of faith in Christ as an instrument for simply making our lives happier:

The problem I have with Christianity is that it’s producing too many “happy” people and not enough who realize there’s a struggle, a war to be fought. We’re content with happy.

Amen. Along similar lines, Out of the Bloo is looking at the issue of sadness and depression among Christians.