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  • To the Men of the Church in Transition: Reflecting on 1 Timothy 2

    To the Men of the Church in Transition: Reflecting on 1 Timothy 2

    In 1 Timothy, Paul is giving explicit instructions to Timothy—whom he left in Ephesus to instruct and appoint pastors for the churches there. Paul hasn’t really gotten to what to look for in pastors or how to promote them yet. He has emphasized the importance of humility, patience, and love. We can easily get caught…

  • Daily Devotional: Exodus 14:13-31

    Daily Devotional: Exodus 14:13-31

    Israel, who displayed such unbelief before crossing the sea, believed in God and Moses after they were delivered from Egypt. I think this is true for nearly everyone, even people who are religious prior to actually being delivered from their sin. Human nature is such that we don’t believe until after we are delivered. I…

  • Didache- Real Prayer is Christ-Centered, Not Self-Centered Like the Hypocrites

    Didache- Real Prayer is Christ-Centered, Not Self-Centered Like the Hypocrites

    Didache 8 v. 1 Fasting was a regular practice for Christians in the First Century. Here, fasting is listed with the other ecclesiological instructions. Notice that the instruction is not positive but negative. It presumes churches are already fasting as regular practice. The Apostles or Apostolic Fathers do not command the churches to fast but,…

  • A Call To Be People of Prayer and Grace

    A Call To Be People of Prayer and Grace

    My heart is grieved this week and I can’t share why. I don’t want to. My heart is too broken. It is broken because of human sinfulness and because of divisiveness in this present world. It is broken because I suffer, yearning for others to know the beauty of walking with Christ yet see them…

  • I don’t feel like I’m accomplishing anything…

    I don’t feel like I’m accomplishing anything…

    I often think about where I am and wonder how I got here from the small town of Elgin, Oklahoma. I think about my humble beginnings and my awkward transition into adulthood. I think about the fact that I was one of the greatest introverts you would ever meet: I mean I hated being around…

  • How to Impress God!

    What can I ‘do’ to honor God? I mean; is there any good I can accomplish that will impress God? Is God ever pleased with my action? I remember talking with a friend of mine some time back and he was not a believer even though he believed that God existed. I worked with him…