ARCHIVE September, 2023

A Tim Ballard Update

Remember how I described Tim Ballard’s Sound of Freedom as displaying manhood in action as one of 3 societal events in the Prism of Manhood?  I was surprised by how suddenly everything turned on Ballard, he was out of an organization he founded, every search was instantly negative, and I didn’t understand.  Now I know […]

September 28, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Patient Practical Patriarchy

Patient, Practical Patriarchy is not just an example of alliteration.It’s what Jesus practiced. Not all women or all people these days appreciate how practical Christianity has been throughout the ages, or how Jesus had genuine pragmatism in certain areas of His ministry. Importantly, pragmatism was not in His values, message, or beliefs, but in the […]

September 18, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Dividing Walls

As we continue to look at the Prism of Manhood and the 3 societal events happening concurrently in our culture, we’re in the thick of the SBC’s vote regarding women in the pastorate.  With a flood of yellow cards, a wall was built. . But was it a protective wall or a dividing wall?  Protective […]

September 15, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Plentiful Harvest, Path of Peace

“Then Jesus said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.” (Matthew 9:37-38) That was my life verse, confirmed in many ways, when I made the choice to obey God and endure seminary though I really […]

September 9, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Riptide and a Line in the Sand

In what might seem to be a case of FAFO or “play stupid games, win stupid prizes,” more than a few churches have neglected sound doctrine and inched a bit too close into the riptide of WOKE culture wars—only to get sucked under, destroying everything– their legacy, their present witness, and their future.  It does […]

September 2, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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