You remember, I’m sure. Paul, the apostle, had been warned many times that he should not go back to Jerusalem. There were even prophets who warned him. He was so well known as the man who was defiling the Jewish faith, that his life was in danger. Stubborn, he went anyway – and almost got killed. In fact he would have been killed if he didn’t choose to speak the right language to the right individuals. Remember?

As Paul was about to be taken inside, he said to the commander, εἰ ἔξεστιν μοι εἶπειν τι πρὸς σέ; (more…)

I recently heard Nard talk about the day he flew into his home village in the Philippines, ferrying cases of newly published Bibles to his own people.

Airplanes are rare in Nard’s home, so when he landed, people came running. He was busy with the plane, unloading the cargo, so he didn’t look up right away. Nard heard a woman’s voice, and recognized the voice of his sister.

He glanced up, smiled and noticed that his sister had picked up a carton of Bibles that he had unloaded. She was balancing them on her head – the easy way to carry a heavy load.

Nard asked her, “Do you know what you are carrying?”

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