my heart at such a time as this. In some areas I will be very personal, knowing that you will bear with my pointedness in the spirit of Scripture when it says, “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses” (Proverbs 27:6). As I have said before, and I would not hesitate to say it again, your level of giftedness in the handling of the Word is certainly head and shoulders above an average preacher. Your mature spiritual perception, your grasp of the entire orbit of Christian