Paul talks to us today in 1 Timothy 6: 1-10 about the dangers of desiring and chasing after wealth. But before that, in verses 1-2, he talks about slavery. We take a few minutes to unpack what that means in … Continue reading →

Paul is often seen as gruff and sometimes very harsh. And that reputation is well deserved, at times. But today, we see him offer fatherly advice to Timothy. We see him encourage Timothy in some way to help his ailing … Continue reading →

Today, in 1 Timothy 5, we see Paul give Timothy some words about how we speak to each other. We live in an age of much harsh language; Paul tells Timothy to speak with kindness towards each other, to those … Continue reading →

Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Lent is the forty-day period that starts on Ash Wednesday and leads to Easter. It is a season where Christians will take time to fast, pray, and remember our Lord’s sacrifice … Continue reading →

Today, we see Paul’s words on training. We are to train for Godliness. Paul does a great job of telling us exactly what that looks like. He tells us to understand that we have been called and gifted by the … Continue reading →

Paul today continues a conversation that he has over and over again in the New Testament. What are we to do about marriage? What about food that has been sacrificed to idols? Are we to eat? Are we to avoid? … Continue reading →

Paul gives us some truth about what we believe. He defines some of our key and core doctrines about who Jesus Christ is. He gives us some powerful words for us to stand on. But do you know what he … Continue reading →

Today, we look at what Paul tells us about the role of deacons. We take a few minutes to talk about who deacons were, Biblically, and who deacons are today. We walk through what deacons do in some of our … Continue reading →

Paul today lays out for us the qualification for “bishops.” We talk today about how that word is translated and how that word is where we get a lot of the concepts we use for church leaders, preachers, bishops, and … Continue reading →

Today, in 1 Timothy 2: 8-15, we see some of Paul’s words that may be the hardest to understand and make sense of, and that’s saying something talking about Paul. Even Peter agrees that Paul can be hard to understand … Continue reading →