A riot had just chased Paul out of Ephesus. Death threats followed him from city to city. He was exhausted, and somewhere in the Aegean a ship full of people wanted him dead. So what did Paul do? He kept showing up for the church — encouraging the discouraged, risking his life to deliver an offering to the poor, and teaching until midnight (and then until daybreak) because he loved the people of Jesus' church. Underneath the travel details of this chapter is a simple question: Is my love for Jesus showing up in the way I love the church?
