There are some truths only time can tell. Some people are like open books—their faults and virtues printed in bold for the world to see. Others carry secrets bound beneath a polished cover, waiting for the clock to turn its pages. That’s what Paul wanted Timothy to remember. He had just finished explaining how to …
There’s something in every one of us that wants to be seen. Not for the sake of applause, but for the quiet confirmation that we matter. That we’re making a difference. But what do you do when you're young and they don’t take you seriously? When you’re faithful but still feel invisible? Paul knew what …
Some truths do not age.They do not wrinkle with time or bend beneath culture.They stand, quiet and strong, like old trees with roots deep in something unshakable. Paul’s words to Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:6–11 feel like that. Timeless. Steady. Unshaken. The apostle isn’t interested in ministry glitter or cultural applause. He tells his young …
There are letters you frame and hang. Letters full of congratulations, affirmation, or joy. Then there are letters that feel like marching orders—gritty, sobering, and full of gravity. That’s what Paul sent to Timothy. “This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy…” (1 Timothy 1:18). The aged apostle didn’t sugarcoat it. Ministry, he told the …
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