Tag: discipline

  • Be Disciplined: The Bible’s Instructions Directly to Pastor Search Teams

    Be Disciplined: The Bible’s Instructions Directly to Pastor Search Teams

    Paul has explicitly given Timothy the responsibility to protect the church in Ephesus from unsound doctrine. He implies that Timothy is responsible to appoint new pastors and deacons for the church in Ephesus. Paul even provided character qualifications for the two offices and reminded the congregation that, even as people are being appointed, the church…

  • The Profitable Woman Against the Yokes of Welfare and Dependency: Wisdom from Proverbs 31

    The Profitable Woman Against the Yokes of Welfare and Dependency: Wisdom from Proverbs 31

    Proverbs 31 is not a note Solomon wrote telling women exactly what they need to do to be godly. Instead, it is a note from Solomon to His sons about what to look for in a woman. So far, everything we have read elevates women and is countercultural even in our own day. When worldly…

  • Turning Back to God

    Turning Back to God

    David has run from God again. This time, his rebellion against God has caused him to betray his own moral convictions and stand as a traitor against Israel, the nation he was chosen to lead and through which God’s throne will be established within God’s creation. God worked together the fear of the Philistine commanders…

  • Seek Understanding

    Seek Understanding

    I love to cook. Sunday for Koinonia (a Greek word meaning fellowship) at TCATS, I made some jalapeño poppers! What I like about jalapeño poppers is that the peppers are a canvas on which I get to craft a (hopefully wonderful) combination of flavors. To do so, I have to understand the way that flavors…