AUTONOMOUS

CHRISTIAN MAN

writings by Thomas Balzamo

"YOU SEEK THE HEIGHTS OF MANHOOD WHEN YOU SEEK THE DEPTHS OF GOD"
— EDWIN LOUIS COLE

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Marks of Good Preaching - Avoiding Illustration Delusion
Church Culture, Pastoral Things
Marks of Good Preaching - Avoiding Illustration Delusion
Church Culture, Pastoral Things

What happens when sermon illustrations are used improperly?

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Marks of Good Preaching - Don't Avoid the Growing Pains
Church Culture, Pastoral Things
Marks of Good Preaching - Don't Avoid the Growing Pains
Church Culture, Pastoral Things

Is simple preaching a good thing? And what are some of the results of simple preaching?

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Church Culture, Pastoral Things
Marks of Good Preaching - Less is More
Church Culture
Marks of Good Preaching - Less is More
Church Culture

Is it possible that one great, more full sermon per week could be far more effective than three or four sermons prepared without accountability? How do church activities effect the preaching quality?

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Church Culture
Marks of Good Preaching - Accountability
Church Culture, Pastoral Things, Exposition
Marks of Good Preaching - Accountability
Church Culture, Pastoral Things, Exposition

“Good preaching comes from a preacher that has accountability.” Why is that?

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Church Culture, Pastoral Things, Exposition
The Free-hearted Preacher
Church Culture, Evangelism & Missions
The Free-hearted Preacher
Church Culture, Evangelism & Missions

Should a state-side church planter raise support?

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Church Culture, Evangelism & Missions
A (Mostly) Pointless Debate of Huge Importance
Church Culture, Evangelism & Missions
A (Mostly) Pointless Debate of Huge Importance
Church Culture, Evangelism & Missions

Has the distinction between missionaries and church planters placed undue burden on U.S. church planters and put them under needless financial risk?

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Church Culture, Evangelism & Missions
Marks of Good Preaching - Christward
Church Culture, Pastoral Things, Exposition
Marks of Good Preaching - Christward
Church Culture, Pastoral Things, Exposition

How does your preaching demonstrate Christ to the listener?

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Church Culture, Pastoral Things, Exposition
Marks of Good Preaching - You Are Not the Main Character
Church Culture, Pastoral Things, Exposition
Marks of Good Preaching - You Are Not the Main Character
Church Culture, Pastoral Things, Exposition

To the preacher who seeks to understand God and relate that understanding to the people, every single passage comes to life!

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Church Culture, Pastoral Things, Exposition

The Case for Biblical Masculinity

To be Biblical men, we must be both rugged and reasonable. Both bold and gracious. Both direct and humble. We must stop feminizing Jesus. We must stop stripping men of all that makes them men and calling that Christianity.

The ideal Christian man is a resilient, capable, selfless servant and Christian soldier. He is both a sage and a disciple. He is dangerous yet controlled. He is aggressive, yet calm. He is skillful yet humble. He is prepared yet trusts in Divine Providence. He governs himself in righteousness and true holiness. This site is a small window into my endeavor to grow into all these things.

Reason Together.

Join me on the Reason Together Podcast, the podcast for Christians who think about stuff. Hear the discussions that happen when two like-minded (but polar opposite) Christians try to apply the Scriptures to everything by reasoning together.