Celebrating the role of New testament Women
English: Dorcas Stained glass window in St. John's church, Healey. Acts IX-36 says "Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did." (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The woman walking up the Roman Road hugged a secret. Hidden beneath her robe was the future of Christian theology . For she bore with her a letter to the church in Rome that would spell out, like no other document ever written, the implications and significance of the gospel. Paul had turned to her out of need. While in Corinth he had written a letter to the distant Roman church . He could not slip the letter into an envelope, lick a couple stamps and drop it into a mailbox; there was no postal service. Instead, he must find someone to carry the letter. As F. W. Boreham points out, Paul could write the letter but at that time could not carry it. Phoebe could not have written the letter, but she