Evil becomes impotent in the presence of the mercy of the Savior. Unwittingly, almost comically, Robert was poised to fall into the limitless mercy of God’s Son. Like the woman at the well, he was about to be surprised by the voice of God. And so was I. It began earlier that afternoon while I was sitting at my desk in my seminary office pondering what was wrong with contemporary theological education. A knock at the door interrupted my thoughts. Robert pushed his face through the door and asked if