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Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome . . . 1 Timothy 3:2-3 In my attempts to eat healthy, I generally avoid sugars, breads, and pasta, but in doing so, sometimes I run low…
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Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard . . . 1 Timothy 3:2-3 In my drug addiction, I had friends who told me it was shocking to see how dumb a smart person could be. I get it. I’m a…
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Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable . . . 1 Timothy 3:2 Yesterday, while driving home from work, I was contemplating today’s passage on being respectable, when I accidentally cut another driver off as I merged into the turn lane. He responded by laying on his…
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Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled . . . 1 Timothy 3:2 I ate a donut yesterday. For many of you, this wouldn’t be a big deal. For me though, one of my greatest life struggles has been with self-control. If I want to eat something, I…
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Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife . . . 1 Timothy 3:2 I’m sure that women probably have flaws that are characteristic for them, but today, I’m addressing a flaw that is usually more commonly attributed to men. Not all men are prone to excesses of it, but there’s…
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Therefore an overseer must be above reproach . . . 1 Timothy 3:2 As I was driving through Minneapolis yesterday, I drove down I-35W, which goes right by the treatment center I went to back in 2014. I don’t drive by it very often and so, when I do, it always brings back a lot…
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If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task . . . He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. 1 Timothy 3:1-6 Working in jail has meant a new ID badge for me. Because the…
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I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 1 Timothy 2:12 Years ago, I ran into a female acquaintance who was attending seminary to become a pastor. I should have kept my mouth shut, but instead, based on today’s passage, I expressed…
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. . . Women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. 1 Timothy 2:9-10 Like most of us, I prefer to appear fit, not fat. I exercise and I…
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I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands . . . 1 Timothy 2:8 I grew up in a stoic, Midwest, small-town church, where we didn’t individually express ourselves in worship. There was very little clapping, raising of hands, or shouts of “amen” from the pews. We sat together.…
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