This week's passage tells us a number of things about Paul. For one, we observe that Paul worked a second job to support his ministry habit — he was a tentmaker. For another, we discover that he was extremely tenacious. When the Jews became abusive towards him, he literally started a church next door to their synagogue. Aside from being a gutsy move, it shows that Paul didn’t need to be universally liked. He was content to minister in a place where his own people hated him for 18 months, knowing that it was where God had him set up. What was his secret?