Thought for the Week

Paul has completed his effort in Athens. I am certainly not one to rate his success or failure. Every Evangelist would like to reach more people. But every soul that comes to Christ is a great victory. Paul goes on to Corinth. Corinth was a large city of some 200,000 at that time. It was known for its wickedness. It is not a city for the fainthearted to preach in.

Paul began as usual with ministry and preaching in the synagogue. There are some interesting sidelights: First he made early contact with a couple, Aquila and his wife Priscilla. They were Jews, and had lived in Rome until the em...