In writing to one of his ‘favourite’ church communities, Paul and his companions Silas and Timothy (yes, they are all males), described their treatment of “each of you as a father treats his own children”. 1 Thessalonians 2:10–12 (NLT) 10 You yourselves are our witnesses—and so is God—that we were devout and honest and faultless toward all of you believers. 11 And…