Read the Bible in a Year This evening read Acts 21:1--17 Receive Your Brethren Gladly Why did the early church grow numerically so fast? There have been many books, articles, seminars, lectures, and other good works answering that question. I would like to add that surely the way the first Christians treated one another has to account for some of the growth. When Paul and his friends arrived in Jerusalem, here is what Luke said happened. 17 And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly (Act. 21:17). If Luke were writing your biography, what would he say about your reception of your brothers and sisters in Christ when you see them? Don Ruhl Church of Christ 220 NE Savage Street Grants Pass, Oregon 97526-1310 541-476-3100 http://www.plymouth-church.com/dons_corner2.html http://associate.com/groups/emaildevotionals/