Franklin Buddy Davis

Christian | Husband | Father | I write essays and poetry from time to time.

[Franklin Buddy Davis @frankisdave]

All of Christ for all of life.

[Franklin Buddy Davis @frankisdave]

One would hope, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.

[Berith Press @BerithPress]

Can we expect to see future Reformed denominational study committees address the following?

- Black Liberation Theology
- The Nation of Islam
- The Black Hebrew Israelites
- The Five Percent Nation
- "White devils" rhetoric in hip-hop

[Canon Press @canonpress]

Out now on YouTube : Masculine Christianity

@ZacharyGarris's episode of Man Rampant.

Watch with the link below:

[Toby Sumpter @TJSumpter]

Michael Foster: On my right hand, I have a crooked index finger, and that’s on purpose. Kinda.

Several years ago, one of my older boys got extremely angry with a much younger sibling. He was being nasty and threatening. And I lost it. I yelled. I saw red. And like a fool, I punched the wall. It was about two feet from his head. There was an HVAC system behind the drywall. The wall didn’t break. My hand did. I shattered a finger and tore the tendon in my right index finger.

The whole thing lasted maybe thirty seconds. But in thirty seconds, a man can do a lot of damage. A nurse friend said I’d need surgery. As it healed, I realized I could still type and work. The finger functioned fine. It just stayed crooked. So I decided to keep it that way, a memorial. A reminder of what happens when a strong man loses control.

That’s the war I want to talk about. Not a war fought across an ocean with swords and siege engines, but a war fought across the kitchen table and in the hallways of our homes. Every Christian man is called to fight. The question is whether he’s fighting the right battle.

- @thisisfoster

Read the rest ⬇️

[John White @befaithful10]

The preference of Christian men to speak with unbelievers based on “common ground” rather than from a position of Christian authority is a feminine trait in the church that has not born good fruit.

[Uriesou Brito @uribrito]

I suspect we have 200+ children under the age of 12 in our congregation, and among those, probably around 100 under the age of 3, which means that between our two services, there is lively discourse from all four corners of our sanctuary.

This past Lord’s Day worship was filled with the sound of a host of them making joyful noises. Some folks hear that and think “distraction.” The Bible hears that and thinks “warfare.”

James B. Jordan once observed that children in worship are not interruptions to the liturgy, but part of the liturgy itself. They are covenantal participants in the praise of God. Their voices matter because God delights to use weak things to shame the strong. I think it was also Jim who once stated that every time a child cries in church, a demon loses its wings.

Psalm 8 is not sentimental about children. It is militant:
“Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, because of Your enemies, that You may silence the enemy and the avenger” (Ps. 8:2, NKJV).

The praises of children are one of God’s chosen weapons against the kingdom of darkness. The worship space is a sanctified nursery, and that space is not a neutral zone. It is an armory. The squeals, whispers, cries, and little amens are reminders that the Church is alive and that God's covenant promises continue from generation to generation.

For those of us in the CREC, a church with no children is far more frightening than a church with noisy children. In fact, I'd be more uncomfortable preaching in a silent building. Children's sounds have become my background music for each sermon.

The modern world prefers sterile silence. The Kingdom of God sounds more like a family meal. It sounds like inheritance. It sounds like future generations learning, however imperfectly, to join the song of the saints.

So yes, there was an angelic host of little ones making noise throughout worship this past Sunday. And every one of those noises was a small declaration that the enemies of God will not inherit the earth. The little ones are already learning to psalm before they can fully speak. The foe and avenger should be deeply troubled.

[Scott Roberts @ScottRoberts]

Believers - at your workplace:

1. Don't complain
2. Watch your words
3. Encourage others
4. Pray for your team
5. Walk away from gossip
6. Work like it's worship
7. Do everything with excellence

Honor Christ in all you do.

[Mr.Westminster @reformzoomer]

Actually the Puritans were just normal Christians.

But so much propaganda had been made to make the population think they were weird and abnormal.

[Peter Leithart @PLeithart]

Touched a nerve, it seems, with my brief comment about Cain and Abel's offerings a couple days ago.

What I think I noticed were parallels between Cain's vegetable offering and his parents' ineffective fig leaves, and between Abel's animal offerings and Yahweh's own animal sacrifice.

Yahweh sets the pattern: Abel follows, Cain doesn't.

I can't respond to everyone, but one general observation: Yes, Abel offered in faith (Heb 11).

But if Gen 4 meant to highlight the condition of each brother's heart, it has an odd way of doing it. Nothing about their faith or unbelief, but nearly three verses about their labor and their offering.

Reducing the narrative to a contrast of the brothers' heart-condition produces a very thin reading of a very thick passage.

[CrossPolitic @CrossPolitic]

The Southern Baptists were already trained for manipulation before the abuse crisis hit.

Years of caving on social justice. Multiple repentances for slavery. Women clergy.

The result? A denomination with 17 million members and 47,000 churches gutted from the inside.

Full episode drops Tuesday the 24th. Keep an eye out.

[Uriesou Brito @uribrito]

In pastoral ministry, character matters, and so does trajectory. And rarely are the two ever far apart. Who a man is becoming will, over time, determine where he is going. And where he is going will eventually reveal who he has been listening to, what he loves, and what he is willing to carry into the life of the church.

John Calvin reminds us that “no one can duly devote himself to God without having been first renewed in heart.” That renewal is not static. It is directional. Pastors do not simply hold positions; they are always moving somewhere, spiritually, morally, and ideologically. The question is never whether a trajectory exists, but whether it is being shaped by the Word of God or by rival voices that slowly recalibrate our instincts.

This is why ideological trajectories matter in pastoral ministry. A man may still speak the right language and affirm the right confessions, yet quietly begin to drift in tone, emphasis, and instinct. Over time, that drift shows itself in what he tolerates, what he excuses, what he grows impatient with, and what he begins to mock. Ideas are never merely theoretical. They shape posture, affections, and ultimately character.

The church must therefore pay attention not only to a pastor’s present orthodoxy, but to his direction. Faithfulness is tested over time. A good start does not guarantee a faithful finish, and a man’s gifts cannot compensate for a heart that is being slowly reformed by something other than Scripture. Character and trajectory are inseparable because character is formed by what we repeatedly submit ourselves to.

Pastoral ministry requires, first of all, watchfulness over oneself. When a pastor is daily renewed by the Word, his character deepens and his trajectory steadies. But when inward renewal is neglected, Calvin’s warning proves true: outward ministry eventually hollows out. For the sake of the flock, pastors must guard not only what they say, but the direction in which their lives and convictions are quietly moving.

[Uriesou Brito @uribrito]

Mannequins don’t think, and plasticized opinions don’t discern. Yet too many live as if both deserve reverence. Refuse to be governed by hollow consensus. Fear God, not mannequins dressed up as wisdom. Let the dead bury their own dead.

[The Chocolate Knox @Chocolate_Knox]

I really hope you are enjoying Episode 2 that we released today, "Politics Of Sex".
I also wanted to put you up on game that every episode we release now comes with its own research companion Google Doc, packed with the cases, sources, and deep-dive material behind each episode.

You’ll find the link right below the YouTube video, and I’m also sharing it here (https://t.co/Pb6yG1QlAK) so you can access everything in one place.​

We’re doing this for every episode we produce, so you don’t just get an engaging 25–30 minutes of content—you also get the full stack of receipts that shaped the story. Every fact check, every document, every detail that informed the narrative is laid out for you to read, study, and share.

I’m grateful we get to build these for you, and I pray they’re a real blessing as you dig in!

[Franklin Buddy Davis @frankisdave]

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[Brooks Potteiger @BrooksPotteiger]

I get it. I used to be there. Until I read such passages as...

"Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to him, saying, 'Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.'" (Luke 18:15-16)

"Yet you are he who took me from the womb; you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts." (Psalm 22:9)

"Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”" (Matthew 21:16)

After these, a hundred other biblical themes fell into place. Including covenant inclusion of our youngest.

[Anthony Bradley @drantbradley]

Can someone please expose this man to reality? This does not represent “The Black Church.” This is like concluding that Steven Furtick is normative for American evangelicalism. It’s just silly.

[James Baird @james_d_baird]

some say you're "stupid" or an “acid-tripping cosplayer" if you think we should advocate for Christian government & society

but that assumes the basic structures of our present arrangement are as good as it gets—maybe even God's design!

The Concrete Ideal

The End of History

[Ryan Denton @TexasPreacher]

Why Sabbath observance is perpetual:

1. Creation ordinance
2. Part of moral law
3. Day to remember God's deliverance of you from Egypt (typologically)
4. God's own pattern: work 6 days, rest 1
5. Christ says it's for man's benefit
6. NT church: "Lord's Day" clearly set apart
7. Covenantal marker of Lordship: publically declares who governs time, labor, and worship (hence its importance in civic life)

[Zachary Garris @ZacharyGarris]

The Westminster Confession requires “daily” family worship (21.6).

[Franklin Buddy Davis @frankisdave]

I used to think perfectionism was a standard of excellence.

I was wrong. It was just a fancy way of calling God a liar and staying paralyzed.

Faith without works is dead—and waiting to be "perfect" before you start is just a slow way to die.

I’m done hiding. Today, I’m relaunching The Black Puritan Society.

Read the full essay 👇🏾https://t.co/PuBuLvM8CR

[Sarah Adams @sarahadams]

The United Nations has zero respect for the rule of law overseas. Some of us were there with them, so please don’t pretend we are stupid. We saw genocide cover-ups, corruption, trafficking of women, children, weapons….heck whatever they could get their dirty hand’s into, aid theft, protection rackets, sexual abuse, rapes, and murders covered up as mere “misconduct,” extra-judicial killings, and criminals shielded with good press releases. The only travesty here is that the American taxpayer funds this corrupt and entirely useless organization!

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

Phillip Rivers’ High School Football Team going nuts after he threw his 1st TD pass in the NFL in over 1,800 days.

This is what it looks like when your coach says have no fear and then practices what he preaches by coming back to play at 44 years old.