The historical background for I Thessalonians can be summarized as follows. After leaving Thessalonica, Paul tried to return several times, but Satan thwarted his plans. Therefore, he sent Timothy and Silvanus to strengthen and encourage the church during its time of affliction and to learn about their progress in faith. Timothy has now recently returned to Corinth from Thessalonica with an encouraging report that the church has remained steadfast in its faith despite severe

The historical background for I Thessalonians can be summarized as follows. After leaving Thessalonica, Paul tried to return several times, but Satan thwarted his plans. Therefore, he sent Timothy and Silvanus to strengthen and encourage the church during its time of affliction and to learn about their progress in faith. Timothy has now recently returned to Corinth from Thessalonica with an encouraging report that the church has remained steadfast in its faith despite severe

Who qualifies to be a credible mentor? This is important because I have recently seen young preacher make some poor choices and ministry decisions that have left me and my colleagues asking each other: “who was he talking to?” We each know that erroneous advice can leave to erroneous action. Click HERE to continue...

Myself, like so many other of my peers, are always contacted by individuals seeking a mentor. Recently, because of social media, I have been contacted by several individuals requesting that I be their mentor. This, obviously, led me to do some research and reading on mentorship. Mentor was the name of the advisor of Telemachus in Homer’s Odyssey. The etymology of the name means ‘advisor.’ A mentor is one who provides wise and experienced counsel. Who qualifies to be a credibl