Ken Duffy’s War Journal

Ken Duffy
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Reformed, pastoral essays on the church, the household, and the Word, read in the author's own voice. Ken Duffy writes on church discipline and the marks of a true church, headship, marriage, parenting and the authority of fathers, worship and the Lord's Day, civil government and the lesser magistrate, feminism and the created order, eschatology, and the Westminster and Belgic confessions, always under the authority of Scripture (Legacy Standard Bible). Every episode is one essay from kenduffy.net, dated to the day it was published.

  1. 1d ago

    The Word Given: How a father knows the Bible in his hand is the Word God appointed. Part 1: why these books

    A father is asked why these books. The answer runs from the book beside the ark to the letters read in the first churches, and it ends where Psalm 78 puts it: in the faithfulness of the God who gave the testimony and commanded fathers to teach it. Topics: Scripture, Authority. Scripture: Psalm 78; Deuteronomy 31; Luke 24; Romans 3; 2 Peter 3; 1 Timothy 3; 2 Thessalonians 2. War Journal, September 6, 2026. Read the essay: https://kenduffy.net/the-word-given/ Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

  2. 3d ago

    You Are Not Your Own: Civil adulthood, the Fifth Commandment, and the church that will not judge

    Feminism's deepest claim is sovereignty over the self. Scripture answers that no Christian belongs to himself, and neither fathers, daughters, nor churches are free to call disorder independence. Topics: Created Order, Parenting, Authority, Discipline, The Church, Repentance. Scripture: Genesis 2; Numbers 30; 1 Corinthians 7; 1 Corinthians 6; Ephesians 5. War Journal, September 4, 2026. Read the essay: https://kenduffy.net/you-are-not-your-own/ Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

  3. Aug 27

    Where the Gathering Actually Begins: A correction on 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, and the assumption I kept writing into it

    I taught the head covering as a gathered-church regulation. Paul’s gathering language does not begin until verse 17. Here is the correction, what it changes, and what it does not. Topics: Created Order, Worship, The Church, Correction. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11. War Journal, August 27, 2026. Read the essay: https://kenduffy.net/where-the-gathering-actually-begins/

  4. Aug 26

    Feminism Got My Firstborn: A watchman's confession, and a declaration of war on the doctrine that walked through the breach

    A confession first, then a declaration. Feminism is rebellion against the order of God, and the fight against it begins with the ground I failed to hold. Topics: Created Order, Confession, Parenting, Marriage, Authority. War Journal, August 26, 2026. Read the essay: https://kenduffy.net/feminism-got-my-firstborn/ Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

  5. May 9

    The Pace Belongs to God: On God's governance of timing in Ezekiel 36, Habakkuk 2, and 2 Peter 3

    God's sovereignty includes the pace of sanctification. A confession of impatience answered by Ezekiel 36, Habakkuk 2, and 2 Peter 3. Topics: Sovereignty of God, Patience, Sanctification, Providence, Confession. War Journal, May 9, 2026. Read the essay: https://kenduffy.net/the-pace-belongs-to-god/ Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

  6. Mar 29

    I Built Something New. Here’s Why.: The church is already inside the machine. Here is what I built to help it think.

    The church is already inside the machine. Here is what I built to help it think. Topics: The Church, Shepherding, Discernment. War Journal, March 29, 2026. Read the essay: https://kenduffy.net/i-built-something-new-heres-why/

  7. Mar 25

    The Weight of Sin and the Treachery of Covenant Rebellion: How softened language obscures guilt, judgment, and the glory of the cross

    How softened language obscures guilt, judgment, and the glory of the cross Topics: Covenant, Confession, Christology, Repentance, Holiness. War Journal, March 25, 2026. Read the essay: https://kenduffy.net/the-weight-of-sin-and-the-treachery/ Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

  8. Mar 24

    The Sovereignty of God in Sanctification: Why patience belongs to faith in God’s rule over growth, timing, and spiritual maturity

    Why patience belongs to faith in God’s rule over growth, timing, and spiritual maturity Topics: Sovereignty of God, Sanctification, Patience, Providence. War Journal, March 24, 2026. Read the essay: https://kenduffy.net/the-sovereignty-of-god-in-sanctification/ Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

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Reformed, pastoral essays on the church, the household, and the Word, read in the author's own voice. Ken Duffy writes on church discipline and the marks of a true church, headship, marriage, parenting and the authority of fathers, worship and the Lord's Day, civil government and the lesser magistrate, feminism and the created order, eschatology, and the Westminster and Belgic confessions, always under the authority of Scripture (Legacy Standard Bible). Every episode is one essay from kenduffy.net, dated to the day it was published.

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