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)
Discover what 1 Timothy 1:1–7 teaches about gospel leadership, sound doctrine, and love that flows from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith.
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