How to Benefit Others

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As I continue to study Titus 2:3-5, I see that young women need to be trained how to be kind: “Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women [...]

How Not to Be Lazy (Part 2)

Last week we looked at 5 ways we can prevent laziness from creeping into our lives, so you’re probably eager to hear the final 5 ideas the Bible gives us. Today, I thought I’d change to a different passage of Scripture, though. In the first century, Paul wrote to Timothy about how to care for [...]

How Not to Be Lazy

As I continue to study Titus 2:3-5, I see that young women need to be trained how to be busy at home: “Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the [...]

How to Be Clean

Last week our family went camping — yup, in tents! We were settled in a nice Minnesota state park, so don’t feel too sorry for us. We had bathrooms and showers and lovely walking trails. But brrr… this IS Minnesota, so it was cold! So as the kids played in the dirt, and as we [...]

Seeing God’s Hand

Do you ever have a week where God seems silent and distant to you? Far away? Aloof? Your “theology” tells you that He is ever present and that He cares deeply for your problems and needs. Your feelings tell you that your theology must be wrong. There aren’t too many things in life that can [...]

Teach Me to Love

Last time I told you how I felt that the Spirit was whispering that Titus 2:3-5 was the next passage we should study here on my blog. Today we’re going to start focusing on the specific actions we are to take to show that the Word of God is true in our lives. “Likewise, teach [...]

Faith and Truth Lead to Godliness

I’ve been pondering what I should write about next on my blog, and it seems like the Spirit was whispering that Titus 2:3-5 is the passage that applies to women. Since I’m teaching women here, I thought I better look it up. I was arguing with Him a little, though. “Titus 2 again? That’s what [...]