As we continue to go through Paul's second letter to Timothy and we talk about what it looks like to have unshakable faith in the midst of the storms, I'd like to take a step back and look at another major theme that runs throughout this letter. As I read 2 Timothy I always see Paul's focus on what it means to be "a good soldier ofChrist Jesus" (2:3).Right after a salutat...

I have the spiritual gift of making simple things really difficult. You're welcome. Let's try and reverse that, shall we? FollowingChrist is not meant to be complicated.Paul gives Timothy three simple, timeless examples of how to do that in 2 Timothy 2. Example #1: soldier 3Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.4No soldier gets entangled in civilian pur...