has spoken to us in his Son and through his word. He has spoken and we should listen. He has spoken and we should pass on that word. If God’s word is rare today, it is not because God is silent. God has spoken, loud and clear. If God’s word is rare today, it is because people will not listen and Christians will not speak. It is because God’s people have smoothed away what they do not like, or simply lost confidence that anyone will listen. Paul warned Timothy: “The time will come when people will