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“I Do Not Allow a Woman to Teach”

The Honorable Joseph Turner, youth pastor extraordinaire and reader of this blog, has asked me if I intend to write about women in the church. Well, as a woman in …

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Exploring 1 Timothy – Common Confession

What does it mean to confess something? There are two possible answers. Either you are 1) admitting that you did something wrong, or 2) stating that you believe something. Scripture …

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Exploring 1 Timothy – Above Reproach

When he was writing to Timothy, the Apostle Paul made a point of emphasizing the requirements for becoming an overseer – that is, a pastor or elder. It is a …

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Exploring 1 Timothy – The Invisible God

At one point in his first letter to Timothy, the Apostle Paul breaks into a kind of benediction: “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor …

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Exploring 1 Timothy – Sound Words

In the coming days and weeks, I would like us to take a break from all of this political commentary and dig into a lovely little book of the Bible …