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The Prepared Man – Integrating It All

January 10, 2026 Micah Windle
Above Reproach: Prepared Household Leadership
Crisis reveals character, not creates it. Integrate all seven principles into a comprehensive framework for prepared household leadership.
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Above Reproach: Prepared Household Leadership

The Prepared Man – Integrating It All

January 10, 2026 • Micah Windle
Crisis reveals character, not creates it. Integrate all seven principles into a comprehensive framework for prepared household leadership.
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Above Reproach: Prepared Household Leadership

Biblical Realism – Planning for Trials Without Obsessing Over Them

January 3, 2026 • Micah Windle
James says "when" trials come, not "if." Learn to prepare realistically for inevitable difficulties while trusting God's sufficient grace.
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Above Reproach: Prepared Household Leadership

No Man Is an Island – The Community Preparation You’re Avoiding

December 27, 2025 • Micah Windle
The isolated man is vulnerable. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 shows why genuine accountability relationships must be built before you desperately need them.
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Above Reproach: Prepared Household Leadership

Systems Over Heroics – Building What Sustains You When You’re Weak

December 20, 2025 • Micah Windle
Don't build plans requiring extraordinary strength. Build systems that function when you're weak. Psalm 1 shows the tree planted by…
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Above Reproach: Prepared Household Leadership

Small Things Matter – Training in Peace for War

December 13, 2025 • Micah Windle
You don't rise to the occasion—you fall to your level of training. Learn how daily faithfulness in small things prepares…
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John's Gospel opens not with the birth of Jesus, but with His eternal existence as the Creator God who spoke all things into being and shines as the light that overwhelms all darkness.
Lines of Grace

John 1:1-5 – The Word Who Created All Things

December 8, 2025 • David Phillips
John’s Unique Approach to the Gospel John 1: 1-5 The gospel of John is special. It is one of four gospels,…
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Above Reproach: Prepared Household Leadership

The Home Test – Why Ephesians 4 Matters More Than You Might Think

December 6, 2025 • Micah Windle
Your private conduct with family reveals true character. Learn how Ephesians 4:25-32 practiced at home measures "above reproach" leadership.
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Above Reproach: Prepared Household Leadership

The Wrong Measure – Your Family’s Outcomes Aren’t the Point

November 29, 2025 • Micah Windle
Eli's failure wasn't his sons' sin—it was his failure to restrain them. Learn why faithful leadership matters more than perfect…
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Above Reproach: Prepared Household Leadership

The Standard – What “Above Reproach” Really Means

November 22, 2025 • Micah Windle
Discover the true biblical meaning of "above reproach" in 1 Timothy 3. It's not about perfection—it's about being known for…
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Recent Articles

  • The Prepared Man – Integrating It All Jan 10, 2026
  • Biblical Realism – Planning for Trials Without Obsessing Over Them Jan 3, 2026
  • No Man Is an Island – The Community Preparation You’re Avoiding Dec 27, 2025
  • Systems Over Heroics – Building What Sustains You When You’re Weak Dec 20, 2025
  • Small Things Matter – Training in Peace for War Dec 13, 2025

Topics

1 Timothy 3:1-7 Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Mark 1:1 Genesis 2:7 Acts 17:25 Luke 1:1 Matthew 1:1 John 1:1-5 Genesis 1:1 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Titus 1:5-9 Matthew 6:34 James 1:2-4 Proverbs 27:17 Luke 22:31-32 Ephesians 1:4-6 Psalm 1:1-6 Luke 16:10-12 Ephesians 4:17-32 1 Samuel 8:1-3

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