Stand Courageous

WHAT IS STAND COURAGEOUS?

A ministry that seeks to help men develop a strong biblical character, cultivate positive habits, build and rebuild relationships, and make commitments that will move men closer to God’s good purpose and design – men who will Stand Courageous!

“God is zeroing in on men. In this hour we need men who are strong... when we have weak men, our children are left unprotected.”

Tony Perkins

“Man is the spiritual head of the family. You take out the man, you take out the family.”

General Jerry Boykin

“When men get it right, everyone wins.”

Stu Weber

“The women in your churches don’t know how to tell you, but they really want you to
be a man.”

Bishop Larry Jackson

RESOURCES

WATCH

Explore rich discipleship tools like coaching videos and podcast episodes with Tony Perkins and General Boykin as well as virtual roundtable recordings with Randy Wilson and guests!

OTHER WAYS TO ENGAGE

LISTEN

Tune in to our speaker series, where you'll listen to conversations with General Boykin, Tony Perkins, and special guests about real world issues that affect men everyday and your role as a man in society!

GATHER

Check out our upcoming conferences. Take a look at our resources for discipleship through Small Groups. Here, you'll be empowered and equipped to fulfill your God-given role as a defender, provider, battle buddy, instructor, and chaplain.

READ

Dive into our Weekly Newsletter where you can stay up-to-date on everything new at Stand Courageous, General Boykin's book Man to Man, our Bible reading plan, and more!

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL

Week of Monday April 20 – April 26
Inheritance – Man as Provider

When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the people of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. By command of the Lord they gave him the city that he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he rebuilt the city and settled in it. - Joshua 19:49-50 ESV

America’s founding generation was heavily influenced by the Bible when developing their understanding of government and human rights, more than any other source. But another key influence was British political philosopher John Locke. Locke was a Christian, and his writings on government contain many allusions to Scripture, particularly the Old Testament. He argued that humans have a right to life, liberty, and property and that they are entitled to defend these rights:

Man being born, as has been proved, with a title to perfect freedom, and an uncontrouled enjoyment of all the rights and privileges of the law of nature, equally with any other man, or number of men in the world, hath by nature a power, not only to preserve his property, that is, his life, liberty and estate, against the injuries and attempts of other men; but to judge of, and punish the breaches of that law in others[.] (Second Treatise of Government, chapter 7, section 87)

Initially, property might sound less spiritual than life and liberty, but in the book of Joshua, land is a big deal. It represents the fulfillment of God’s promise, His provision, and the establishment of a future. God had pledged this land to His people generations earlier, and now, He was keeping that promise.

In our passage, the mission was nearly complete. The battles had been fought and the land had been distributed. Only after every tribe had received its inheritance did Joshua finally receive his piece of the Promised Land. This is an important detail. Despite being God’s general, Joshua did not put himself at the front of the line. He waited patiently until everyone else had been provided for. Then, and only then, did he receive Timnath-serah. And what did he do next? He rebuilt the city, settled there, and left it behind as an inheritance.

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