2021 is only a few days away. In the past few weeks, we have been discussing Paul's admonition to the young pastor Timothy, "Rather train yourself for godliness" (1 Tim. 4:7, ESV). We have examined various spiritual disciplines, those means the have been provided by our gracious God to help us be more like His Son and our Savior, Jesus Christ (cf. Rom. 8:28-29). These disciplines include the reading and studying of Scripture, prayer, worship, evangelism, serving, stewardship,

Silence and solitude. These are important aspects but often neglected in today’s Church, in growing toward Christlikeness. In his letter to Timothy, the aged apostle Paul encourages him, “Train yourself for godliness.” (1 Tim. 4:7, ESV) It takes work to be like Christ. As we have considered the various aspects of what comprises the spiritual disciplines, we come now to silence and solitude. On this, Don Whitney writes, “The Discipline of silence is the voluntary and temporary

We have read this verse several times through this series, but its importance bears repeating. “Train yourself to be godly,” Paul wrote to the young pastor, Timothy (1 Tim. 4:7, NIV). In our treatment of what it means to train one’s self in godliness, we have observed several different ways. These include Scripture, prayer, worship, evangelism, serving, and stewardship. This post will address the spiritual discipline of fasting. Ken Boa offers us a helpful definition of fasti

Training for Godliness: Stewardship Whitney begins chapter eight with these paragraphs, “Think for a moment. What events have produced the greatest stress in your life today? This past week? Haven’t they involved some feeling of being overloaded with responsibilities at home, work, school, church, or all of the above? Paying bills? Running late for an appointment? Balancing your checkbook? Waiting in a traffic jam on the highway or runway? Facing unexpected car repair or medi