AND HE WAS MY FRIEND
Russell, Gene E
In my case, it was a matter of other people becoming friends to me. I was a friend to all in a pastoral sense. But there is a difference between strong individual friendship and that of being a pastor. Theirs was a silent supportive kind of friendship to God's man as the spiritual leader. But when the need strongly presented itself, numerous people stepped up to the plate. They said, "I am his friend. Regardless of how many of my fellow church...