Life That Is Really Life: 1 Timothy 6:6-19 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Last week’s men’s retreat was an amazing experience on so many levels. One of the best parts was that we did not adhere to a schedule, because we were so focused on each other. We talked for hours on about practically everything: work, relationships, hobbies, and sports. Some in our group talked about how their families survived when money was tight: by hunting and trapping wild game, growing fruits and vegetables in the garden, making homemade clothing, hiring themselves out to do odd jobs. We also spoke of our struggles with physical and mental health, our battles with sin and temptation. We shared questions about God, faith, and the Bible. We told stories about miracles we witnessed and received. We were reminded, once again, that our healed wounds and forgiven sins bear witness to the saving grace of Jesus in ways that health, wealth, and success do not. Today’s reading from 1 Timothy takes that idea one step further: that the want and love of riches “plunges people into...
