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Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works . . . has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work. 1 Timothy 5:9-10 I volunteer a small amount of my…
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She who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day . . . 1 Timothy 5:5 At one point in my life, success was my greatest enemy. While I was struggling with my drug addiction, when things got miserable enough, I…
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. . . She who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives. 1 Timothy 5:6 I’m just so sick of this life. When I meet those newly admitted at the treatment center where I work, I always ask what brought them there. Sometimes they’re legally compelled and sometimes their families brought them. Frequently though,…
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Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. 1 Timothy 5:1 Whenever someone tailgates me while driving, I assume evil intent. I imagine he (or she) is doing it simply to annoy me because…
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  Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers. 1 Timothy 4:16 As I’ve mentioned previously, I enjoy CrossFit and CrossFit competitions. In such a competition a month ago, I was hanging from a bar, performing racing pull-ups,…
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Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching.  1 Timothy 4:16 Our clinic laboratory has impressively complicated machinery that can quickly provide accurate results for our patients – as long as those machines are working properly. To this end, the laboratory staff performs routine quality control. At regular intervals, the machines must be…
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Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress. 1 Timothy 4:15 In any addictive behavior, whether it’s drugs, smoking, gambling, pornography, gluttony, anger, or shopping, the behavior grows to consume more of life than anyone ever intended. That’s the definition of an addiction – losing control and repeating some…
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To this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe. 1 Timothy 4:10 As I’ve mentioned previously, my father is a pastor and over the years, I’ve heard him preach hundreds of sermons. Yesterday, I had…
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Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:7-8 A couple of weeks ago, I participated in a three-day CrossFit athletic competition. I trained hard for…
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Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. 1 Timothy 4:7 I have lists of people for whom I pray every morning. I have a list of friends in recovery for whom I pray not to relapse. I have a list of friends struggling with addiction for whom I pray to find recovery. Occasionally my…
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