Acts 16:14 - "One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshipper of God."

It may seem surprising to think of a saleswoman in connection with the Bible, even though we are certainly familiar with them as a part of the economic life of today. But we have the impression that women in biblical times were completely unenterprising, and were restricted to their homes. This is, of course, largely true, but there are exceptions.

Today we have a great …