The Courage of the Minister of the Word (1)

"And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak they word." Acts 4:29 Introduction¹ It is a strange and dangerous fact that so little is made, and even said, about the qualification of courage in the minister of the word of God. One may scour the standard works on preaching and preachers without coming across even the mention of courage, much less a chapter devoted to this virtue, as the virtue deserves and demands. There is much...