Those who lived through the long years of World War II remember a remarkable group of men called the Seabees. "Seabees" was their nickname, based upon their official designation as the U.S. Naval Construction Battalions. These were the men who went ashore right behind the Marines during the Pacific island battles, constructing the new facilities necessary for the support and establishment of our nation's combat forces. They referred to themselves as "can do" people, and were often quoted as saying, "The difficult we do immediately; the impossible may take a couple of days!"

Throughout the history of the Christian church, there have been examples of "can do" individual Christians and churches like that. St. Paul was such an individual Christian, and the little congregation at Philippi was …