Published: May 2, 2024, 7 a.m.
IF YOU WERE TO IMAGINE A TRUE IMAGE OF OLD-SCHOOL AMERICANA WHAT OR WHO?
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WHAT\u2019S THE SYMBOL THAT COMES TO MIND?\xa0
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The type of man you think of when you hear proud to be an American\xa0
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OLD WWII VET\xa0
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MARLBORO MAN
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JOHN WAYNE
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JOHN RAMBO
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YOUR DAD
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The standard for masculinity and missional manhood\xa0
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GOD-FEARING
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\n - \u201dThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!\u201cPsalm\u202c \u202d111\u202c:\u202d10\u202c \u202d
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\n - \u201dBlessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!\u201cPsalm\u202c \u202d128\u202c:\u202d1\u202c \u202d
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FAMILY-CENTERED
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\n - \u201dBut if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.\u201c\xa0\xa01 Timothy\u202c \u202d5\u202c:\u202d8\u202c \u202d
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\n - \u201dHe must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God\u2019s church?\xa0\xa01 Timothy\u202c \u202d3\u202c:\u202d4\u202c-\u202d5\u202c \u202d
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PURPOSE-DRIVEN
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\n - \u201dFor we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.\u201c. Ephesians\u202c \u202d2\u202c:\u202d10\u202c \u202d
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\n - \u201dMany are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.\u201c. Proverbs\u202c \u202d19\u202c:\u202d21\u202c \u202d
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MEEK-MINDED
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\n - \u201dfor God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.\u201c.\xa0\xa02 Timothy\u202c \u202d1\u202c:\u202d7\u202c \u202d
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\n - \u201dBlessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.\u201c. Matthew\u202c \u202d5\u202c:\u202d5\u202c \u202d
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TENDER-HEARTED
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\n - \u201dBe kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.\u201c.\xa0\xa0Ephesians\u202c \u202d4\u202c:\u202d32\u202c \u202d
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\n - \u201dBlessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.\u201c.\xa0\xa0Proverbs\u202c \u202d28\u202c:\u202d14\u202c \u202d
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