Dr. Ray Pritchard Christian Blog and Commentary

NEW! Culture and news content from ChristianHeadlines.com is moving to a new home at Crosswalk - check it out!

Many People in This City

  • Dr. Ray Pritchard
    Dr. Ray Pritchard is the president of Keep Believing Ministries, an Internet-based ministry serving Christians in 225 countries. He is the author of 29 books, including Stealth Attack, Fire and Rain,… More
  • Updated Sep 02, 2005

"One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: 'Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.' So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God" (1 Corinthians 18:9-11).

 

A friend called me yesterday to say that he had been thinking about this passage and wanted to pass it along as an encouragement to me. The context offers