Acts 15:26,27

men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

27 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also report the same things by word of mouth.

1. The letter will give you the basic information. Judas and Silas will also expand on it by giving you a detailed report in person.

2. Letters sometimes can be impersonal. Written messages do not show emphasis, tone, volume, intensity, facial expression and body language. All of these things communicate as much, perhaps more, than the words written on a paper.

3. Personal note: For the last 30 years or so I have preached out from behind the pulpit. The reason is that communication takes place in body language, movement and expressions that are hidden when one is behind a lectern.