timmy.

I haven't written yet since school got out, and honestly, I haven't had a quiet time since then either. David was right when he said sometimes we get lazy with the coming of summer. I will make sure that will change though--starting now.

So, before I say what I want to say, I'd like to apologize to David Estradaaaaa for youth last night. It seems like we were all a little restless, and my jolly ranchers probably had a lot to do with it. =] I know it's most likely hard to get up and speak about something important to kids who aren't listening. So, I'm sorry.

Basically, I just wanted to hurry up and put down some thoughts about 1 and 2 Timothy. That was Alex's challenge to me--reread that and tell him what I got out of it. So I did, but like I told him yesterday, what I wlaked away with wasn't necessarily about a particular verse, but more about the book as a whole and the relationship between Paul and Timothy.

Ever since I read a novel series titled "The Mark of the Lion" by Francine Rivers, I've had a different understanding about what getting letters from the apostles would have really been like. So now having read those books, I turn to 1 and 2 Timothy and really see it played out. I read those books with a whole different view. It was as if I were actually Timothy receiving word from Paul after a long time, and soaking it all up. It was no longer like reading some old, dead guy's rules for Timothy, but like reading a caring friend's godly advice for ME.

In all, it made it pretty interesting. What cracked me up though is how Paul goes from saying "Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands..." to "Stop drinking only water...because of your stomach and frequent illnesses", then right on back to "The sins of some are obvious..." I mean, what on earth?! Right in the middle of all that "important-sounding" stuff, Paul gives Timothy advice for stomach problems!
Hah...Well okay, I'm out.

Until Later,
Courtney