neal I can still remember where I was. Standing in my parents’ living room, watching planes fly into buildings, only to see the Twin Tower collapse into the streets of lower Manhattan. The day was September 11, 2001. Of all that happened on that day, and all that came from it, my mind still remembers the … Read more
The English word “deacon” is a transliteration of the Greek word diakonos (Gk: διάκονος) which means “servant.” The noun form diakonia is translated “service.” The verb form diakoneo “to serve” occurs 36 times in the NT. In various instances this Greek word is translated “minister” or “ministry” as in Ephesians 4:12 “to equip the saints … Read more