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Photo by frank mckenna on Unsplash   In our study of 2 Timothy, we have come to the saddest part of the letter.  The part after which I imagine Timothy stopped reading for a moment.  Wait.  Did Paul really just say that?  Did my mentor and friend just tell me it is time for him to die?  Maybe Timothy had to read it again. In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the

Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash Read: 2 Timothy 3:14-17 Have you ever been to a sporting event? This could be any sporting event from kids at the soccer field to what I consider the ultimate sporting event: an SEC football game with a sold out stadium. Regardless of the size or the sport, at some point in the event someone (or lots of someones) almost always starts screaming, “Keep going! Go! Go! Go!!” Have you ever noticed that this does not

Read: 2 Timothy 3:1-13 2 Timothy 3 is a difficult section of scripture to read. "But understand this," Paul writes, emphasizing that what he is about to say must be kept in mind. When difficult things must be known, we can thank God for bringing them to us. Father, help me to engage the ugliness of sin described in your scripture and be transformed. The Days of Fierce Trials Are Now Paul says, "In