Share a commentYour plans can be thoughtful prayerful and genuinely wise and still get rewritten overnight We walk through Paul's closing words to Titus and find a surprisingly practical framework for authentic Christianity real faith admits honest dilemmas submits to authority when God interrupts our timeline and keeps showing up with selfless deeds that meet pressing needs Along the way we slow down for the names most of us skim Artemis and Tychicus Their story highlights Paul's relentless focus on training leaders and building people not just perfecting methods We talk about why God works through faithful men and women [... more]

Share a commentYou can learn a lot about a person by what they do when the spotlight hits the cracks We start with an unforgettable picture from the ancient world glass and pottery tested by sunlight to reveal what's real and what's been patched with wax That image becomes our doorway into Paul's closing words to Titus and the kind of sincere faith that refuses to pretend We slow down over one small word in Titus that most readers rush past or Paul tells Titus he will send Artemis or Tychicus which means he has not decided yet We talk [... more]

Paul's friends in his gospel ministry, including Tychicus, Onesimus, Aristarchus, Mark, Jesus Justice, Epaphras, Luke, and Demas, demonstrate various qualities such as a servant's heart, faithfulness, and a strong commitment to Jesus, highlighting the importance of these characteristics in ministry and the transformative power of the gospel. [... more]

The importance of having fearless friends in our lives, who will stand up for us and tell us what we need to hear, is a crucial aspect of healthy relationships. Faithfulness is also a vital quality, as seen in the stories of Tychicus and Onesimus, who were faithful servants to Paul the Apostle and were entrusted with ministry to carry precious cargo, including letters to the Colossian and Laodicean churches. [... more]