Some letters are casual. Others are desperate. This one—Paul’s letter to Timothy—is sacred. It’s the kind of letter that reads like a father pressing a hand on his son’s shoulder just before a long journey. He leans in and whispers, “I hope to be there soon. But just in case I’m delayed… this is how …
Continue reading Why the Church Still Matters: A Reflection on 1 Timothy 3:14–16
They don’t usually take the microphone. They don’t stand in the spotlight. But they carry the church on their shoulders just the same. The men Paul describes in 1 Timothy 3:8–13 aren’t platform-dwellers. They’re not preachers or policy-makers. They’re deacons. Servants. Quiet helpers who do holy work in dusty corners and behind-the-scenes spaces. But Paul …
Continue reading The Boldness of the Quiet Ones (1 Timothy 3:8–13)
There are few roles on earth as weighty as the one Paul describes in 1 Timothy 3. It’s not a job, not a title, not even a calling in the way we sometimes overuse that word. It’s a trust. And it begins, not in the pulpit—but in the heart. “If a man desire the office …
Continue reading The Kind of Man God Trusts with His Church (1 Timothy 3:1-7)
Today, I was thinking about a moment I shared with my son—not once, but twice. A moment so unforgettable, so chaotic and beautiful, it feels like something between a sports documentary and a Southern campmeeting. It was last October, under the lights of Neyland Stadium, when Tennessee did the unthinkable—beat Alabama. Again. I was wearing …
Continue reading How a Tennessee Football Game Taught Me About Forever
A Good Word 