web02.fireside.fm Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:04:29 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) GRINDIT podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Widows” https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/widows Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:00:00 -0400 Let's face it...life sometimes is hard and can just suck. When we are faced with life's challenges we can be discouraged, get tired, and become weary. What we need is motivation, encouragement, and a helping hand that keeps us going. That's the idea of GRINDIT! We find our strength to endure when we focus on Jesus. God's own Son wasn't exempt from life's challenges and He didn't do anything to deserve what he went through! And yet He did...willingly, therefore we find our hope in Him. en-us episodic We at GRINDIT want to encourage people to keep going, to keep grinding, when life gets hard. Quitting is not an option! Randall Tucker Let's face it...life sometimes is hard and can just suck. When we are faced with life's challenges we can be discouraged, get tired, and become weary. What we need is motivation, encouragement, and a helping hand that keeps us going. That's the idea of GRINDIT! We find our strength to endure when we focus on Jesus. God's own Son wasn't exempt from life's challenges and He didn't do anything to deserve what he went through! And yet He did...willingly, therefore we find our hope in Him. no Jesus, Christ, endure, grind, keep going, quit, death, life, heaven, throw in the towel Randall Tucker thegrinditpodcast@gmail.com Episode 499: 1 Timothy 5 Part 2 Who Is Responsible For the Widows (New Testament) https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/499 184c67d6-9d45-4fdc-b2b2-8feacfbb14e4 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Is the church responsible for widows? Yes and no... 52:01 no Paul leaves Timothy behind in Ephesus to help a struggling church get back on track. One of the many issues is widows. Who is supposed to be taking care of the widows and what constitutes a widow that can be helped? Are their stipulations? What does Paul have to say about the younger widows? What about the widow who decides she isn’t going to be devoted to God and just wants to liver her life the way she sees fit? We dive into all of this and more in this podcast! widows, widower, widow, church, devote, orphan, help Paul leaves Timothy behind in Ephesus to help a struggling church get back on track. One of the many issues is widows. Who is supposed to be taking care of the widows and what constitutes a widow that can be helped? Are their stipulations? What does Paul have to say about the younger widows? What about the widow who decides she isn’t going to be devoted to God and just wants to liver her life the way she sees fit? We dive into all of this and more in this podcast!

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]]> Episode 62: Acts 8 Part 2 Am I Really Doing God's Will? https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/62 ddfed65d-5998-4e51-959f-2493e95900d4 Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Saul thought he was doing the will of God yet he was murdering innocent people! We may not being going to that extreme but are we living how God wants us to live? 28:07 no We continue the thoughts from Part 1 and take a look at James 1:19-26. James just lays it all out there and says, "This is what you ought to be doing as a Christ follower and if you're not, then you may want to rethink your faith!" *Be slow to get angry *Get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives *Don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says *Control your tongue *Care for orphans and widows in their distress *Refuse to let the world corrupt you As we all know this isn't an easy task but we must strive to allow the Holy Spirit to shape ad mold us into the image of Jesus. Remember...we are His examples to a lost world and we are the light that shines in the darkness! anger, angry, listen, obey, obedient, tongue, orphans, widows We continue the thoughts from Part 1 and take a look at James 1:19-26. James just lays it all out there and says, "This is what you ought to be doing as a Christ follower and if you're not, then you may want to rethink your faith!"
*Be slow to get angry
*Get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives
*Don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says
*Control your tongue
*Care for orphans and widows in their distress
*Refuse to let the world corrupt you

As we all know this isn't an easy task but we must strive to allow the Holy Spirit to shape ad mold us into the image of Jesus. Remember...we are His examples to a lost world and we are the light that shines in the darkness!

]]> We continue the thoughts from Part 1 and take a look at James 1:19-26. James just lays it all out there and says, "This is what you ought to be doing as a Christ follower and if you're not, then you may want to rethink your faith!"
*Be slow to get angry
*Get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives
*Don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says
*Control your tongue
*Care for orphans and widows in their distress
*Refuse to let the world corrupt you

As we all know this isn't an easy task but we must strive to allow the Holy Spirit to shape ad mold us into the image of Jesus. Remember...we are His examples to a lost world and we are the light that shines in the darkness!

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