Dear Friends, Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him in a body; and after winning over Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for a reconciliation, because their country depended on the king’s country for food. On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took […]

Dear Friends, When an attendant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. His servant said, “Alas, master! What shall we do?”  He replied, “Do not be afraid, for there are more with us than there are with them.” […]

Dear Friends, I urge Euodia and I urge Synchte to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you also, my loyal companion, help these women, for they have struggled beside me in the work of the gospel, together with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in […]

Dear Friends, Fear is an extremely unpleasant emotion. It anticipates pain, danger, or a threat beyond human control. I once asked my office manager, a wise woman, why the administrators and employees of one of our Christian clients were so tentative in making decisions and passive-aggressive in expressing their opinions. “They’re afraid,” she answered. “Afraid […]

Dear Friends, The news of the past week was dominated by charges and counter-charges regarding President Trump’s alleged insensitivity in the manner in which he offered condolences to a grieving young widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan. In the mix were the pregnant African-American widow and mother of two small children, her mother-in-law, an […]