“And every day in the temple and at home, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ” (Acts 5:42). Halford E. Luccock once observed, “We have not ceased to preach at the temple. But we have, rather largely ceased to do it at home. And therein lies...

Paul’s initial arrival at Corinth proves telling. By his own admission, he came “in weakness and in fear and much trembling” (1 Cor. 2:3). While we often focus on the successes and victories of Paul’s missionary efforts, no effort is made to hide the undeniable “dark side” of this work....