The Kingdom Men Rising Devotional: A Daily Devotional for Christian Men is by Tony Evans, published by Bethany House in November 2021. It runs 208 pages across 90 days.
What each day looks like
A Scripture reading, a prayer, a short piece of teaching with a story or example from Evans, an action item, and a reflection question. The action item is what distinguishes it from most devotionals. Evans consistently asks you to do something specific rather than only think about something.
Ninety days is the right length for this kind of book. Long enough to build a habit, short enough to finish. Each entry is a few minutes, which means it survives a normal work week.
The theme
Evans is after men taking responsibility in the places they already have authority: their marriages, their kids, their work, their churches. The recurring target is passivity, the man who is present but not actually leading anything. He pushes on that repeatedly and without much softening.
It is a companion to Evans’s larger Kingdom Men Rising book and study, so there is overlap if you have read those. It stands alone fine if you have not.
Readability
Evans preaches plainly and he repeats himself on purpose. His style is direct and warm, with almost no theological vocabulary that needs explaining. It works for a man who does not read much, which is part of the point of a devotional aimed at this audience.
The flip side is that ninety entries by one author on one theme will feel repetitive if you read several in a sitting. Take one a day as designed.
Something readers will want to know
Evans stepped down from leading Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in June 2024, after nearly fifty years, over what he and the church described as an undisclosed sin. He went through a twelve-month restoration process under his elders, who announced in October 2025 that they found evidence of genuine repentance and restored him to ministry. He did not return as the church’s lead pastor; his son Jonathan took that role.
That is worth stating plainly in a review of a book about men’s integrity, because a reader will find out eventually and would rather hear it here. How much it affects the book is a personal call. The content is unchanged and was written years earlier, and a man writing about the danger of drifting having later admitted his own failure is not obviously a reason to discard the writing. Some readers will feel differently, and that is a fair response.
Who it suits
Good for a man starting a daily habit, or restarting one. Good as a gift, which is plainly how much of it is sold. Works in a group if everyone stays on the same day and talks about the action items.
Not the pick if you want depth, exegesis, or something that will surprise you theologically. It is a devotional, and a well-made one.
Bottom line
A solid, practical 90-day devotional that asks for action instead of just reflection. Worth it if you will actually do the daily item, and mostly wasted if you only read the page.
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