I read a book review article in World Magazine which I found interesting. For a change, the teachings of Jesus and the Bible on marriage were presented in a secular book in a positive rather than a negative light (see the sources below). Since the masthead on this Paraclete newsletter reads, “Advocating for the Truth of the Christian Faith,” I believe this topic to be appropriate for comment.

An Oklahoma toddler, Bennett, found and used an abandoned cell phone which had only the 911 service still functioning. The dispatcher who answered the “emergency” call could barely understand the toddler’s request. Finally, he recognized that Bennett wanted doughnuts! 

Instead of ignoring, scolding – or something worse – the next day the dispatcher had a police officer drop off a fresh batch of doughnuts at Bennett’s house. Oklahoma good will! 

Source: “Pastry Emergency,” World Magazine, April 2025, p. 31.

As a child, Klaus Krogh, reported that words would “bounce on the page” when he tried to read them. He suffered from dyslexia. The Copenhagen, Denmark, native later founded a typographic firm 2K/Denmark. For forty years he has been creating new typefaces, especially for the Bible, to help people with reading disabilities. 

The apostle Paul had confidence in the Gospel he preached because it was given to him directly “through a revelation of Jesus Christ” (Galatians 1:12). He gave more detail in his letter to the church at Corinth (2 Corinthians 12:1‑6). Caught up into Paradise through a vision, he heard “inexpressible words.” Because of the “surpassing greatness of the revelations,” he concluded: 

…to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh… to keep me from exalting myself! (v. 7 – note the repetition of the phrase).

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