Thursday, September 11, 2025
But God’s truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and “All who belong to the Lord must turn away from evil” (2 Timothy 2:19). Fall is hurricane season for the Southeast. The devastation is heartbreaking as people confront the reality of what is… Read more
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Meet Timothy, a young disciple, appointed by Paul to bring the Good News to God’s people around the region of Eastern Turkey. Paul is writing him a letter of encouragement because not only is he young but his faith is also new and on fire! Paul is concerned that Timothy might waiver in his faith… Read more
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
What can you remember about 1998? The Bulls won their sixth NBA Championship (Jordan’s last game as a Bull). The Broncos won their first Super Bowl. Bill Clinton was facing impeachment. “Armageddon” was a hit at the box office. “Seinfeld” aired its series finale. Frank Sinatra passed away at age 82. AND … Google officially… Read more
Monday, September 8, 2025
These final chapters in 1 Timothy remind us how important it is to distinguish between descriptive and prescriptive text. If we read 1 Timothy 5-6 as prescriptive (think about a prescription that the doctor prescribes; it tells us how to do something), we’d have some odd behaviors for our context in what it means to… Read more