Patron and Emissary • Patron and Emissary Joan Cecelia Campbell. CHAPTER 4 Phoebe , a Patron O ur portrait of Phoebe of Kenchreai is beginning to take shape . We know that as diakonos , a role best described as a " go - between , " " agent , " or " emis- sary ...
A Life of Power and Politics • ... Phoebe grew concerned when she found out that her twenty - three - year- old son was smitten with Calhoun . Phoebe disapproved adamantly of the powerful attraction Will and Eleanor held for one another . Annoyed with Will's goings - on ...
Phoebe, Junior • ... Phoebe's advice , " he said , " Phoebe's the sensiblest girl I know ; so was her mother before her , as married one of the most popular preachers in the connection , though I say it as shouldn't . My old woman always said as our Phoebe ...
Phoebe and the Magic Snow Globe • ... Phoebe didn't believe in such things . As she brushed her teeth , Phoebe realized one of her teeth was loose and wiggling . " Gran'ma , " Phoebe called . Grandma Mable came into the bathroom with a handful of fresh clean towels . “ Yes ...