Warnings and Greetings

Warnings and Greetings
ROMANS 16.17-24

It had been a difficult meeting. Several complex issues had been on the table, some of them involving delicate political issues, others involving money. It was right at the end of a busy university term, and everyone was tired and inclined to be scratchy and cross. Finally the debates were finished, the votes were taken, and we all retired for a cup of tea. On the way out of the room one of my colleagues, a distinguished historian, turned to me...