Acts 16: 9-15
The big news in this story of Lydia? That it is a story about Lydia — a woman in a world here women were rarely named and even more rarely named as business owners and heads of households. Paul spoke on the Sabbath to women outside the city gates — and her heart was opened. Who are the “women” of our society — the people who are relegated to outside of the church, outside the city walls? And can we bring the gospel to them?
