Andy Talks
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Reflections with Andy - 1 Timothy 6: 11-21 – Don’t Be Passive
Today we finish Paul’s first letter to Timothy with a call to active faith. Paul tells Timothy to pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness; to fight the good fight; and to take hold of eternal life. We are saved b...
Reflections with Andy - 1 Timothy 6: 3-10 – The Love of Money and Evil
In 1 Timothy 6:3–10, Paul warns about controversy, discontentment, and the danger of loving money. Today we wrestle with what that means in a world filled with online outrage, suspicion, wealth, and endless distractions. Money itself isn’t the ...
Reflections with Andy - 1 Timothy 6: 1-2 – Paul, Scripture, and Slavery
Today we tackle one of the difficult passages in 1 Timothy: Paul’s words about slavery in 1 Timothy 6:1–2. How do we understand a passage like this in its first-century Roman context, especially when we know the terrible history of slavery in A...
Reflections with Andy - 1 Timothy 5: 17-25 – The Sacredness of the Call
In today’s reflection, Andy looks at 1 Timothy 5:17–25 and Paul’s advice about church leadership, ordination, spiritual formation, and integrity. Andy reflects on why the church should not ordain people hastily and why the formation of a minist...