WHAT IS MY FIRST JOB AS A MAN?

WHAT IS MY FIRST JOB AS A MAN?

by Bill Elliff July 12, 2023

Of all the conversations I've had with hundreds of men across the years, the number one question is: "What am I supposed to do with my life?" We want to know our purpose, and we must. As always, God is not silent. Look at Paul's instructions to the young man, Timothy, in 1 Timothy 2.

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7 TRANSFORMING TRUTHS ABOUT YOUR SUFFERING

7 TRANSFORMING TRUTHS ABOUT YOUR SUFFERING

by Bill Elliff December 09, 2020

Every person wants to fulfill their destiny … to do what we were created to do. Every serious follower of Christ has this DNA implanted in their soul. Something (or Someone) calls us to this, and it’s a glorious calling.

But there is an ironic component that must be embraced to reach this goal: suffering. We don’t like this word, but to Paul it was glorious for he had accepted the truth that suffering was the high path to greater effectiveness and greater reward. Paul gives us an important theology for suffering in 2 Timothy 1-2 as he mentions it four times in two chapters to young Timothy.

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