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I recently read an interesting New York Times religion article titled, “A Christian Apologist and an Atheist Thrive in an Improbable Bond.” The article was about a Christian apologist who is a University of Pennsylvania law professor, David Skeel, and his friendship with an atheist post-doctoral fellow at Penn’s medical school, Patrick Arsenault. After attending an event about faith and reason that Skeel hosted, Arsenault contacted him. He was intrigued that Skeel was willing to tackle the tough questions of Christianity. Since that time they have had an ongoing dialogue about matters of faith and reason. So far, Arsenault remains an atheist, and Skeel a Christian. But their friendship and civil dialogue has caught the attention of many. Skeel is remaining faithful in an academic setting that is often hostile to faith. Are you willing to befriend someone who has completely different beliefs from yours? In the book of Acts, when Jesus called St. Paul, He said He was sending Paul as a missionary to, “open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins” [Acts 26:18]. May that be our prayer for our friends who are still spiritually lost, as we reach our world. This is Luis Palau