https://newcommandment.org/should-churches-arm-their-members.html New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Should Churches Arm their Members with Guns to Protect Themselves? By Herb Reese After strong reactions to an earlier post about Christians and guns, the author considers armed security in churches. He weighs lawful protection and the prevention of violence against confidence in […]
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https://newcommandment.org/put-your-gun-back-in-its-holster.html New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Put Your Gun Back in its Holster: Men’s Ministry and Guns By Herb Reese Repeated personal encounters with firearms shape this forceful reflection on guns, men’s ministry, and Christian witness. Drawing on Jesus’ rejection of violent defense, the author argues that believers receive […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog God and Satan are Talking about Us By Herb Reese Job’s testing, Jesus’ temptation, and Peter’s warning reveal a deeply sobering spiritual reality: faith is proven through trials. This post reflects on Satan’s desire to test believers, Christ’s prayer that faith will endure, and […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog A Feeling I Have Never Felt By Herb Reese One painful feeling has remained unfamiliar to the author: hopelessness. Reflecting on a lifetime of Christian faith, he explains how Christ’s presence, God’s love, and the victory of the resurrection sustain hope through every trial. […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Hey Men’s Ministry Leaders! Start Blogging, Keep Blogging By Herb Reese Men’s ministry leaders can extend their influence by pairing social media with consistent blogging. This practical guide recommends choosing a schedule, defining a focus, brainstorming topics, starting with short posts, building an email […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Did Isaiah Cuss? By Herb Reese Isaiah’s vision of God’s holiness exposes how casually Christians can treat careless speech. Drawing on a candid ministry incident and Isaiah 6, this post argues that profanity should prompt confession, repentance, and steady growth toward gracious words rather […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog A Pastor’s Burden By Herb Reese Pastoral ministry carries an often invisible weight: responsibility for souls, weekly preaching, staff oversight, crises, conflict, and countless practical demands. Reflecting on twenty years as a pastor, this post helps churchmen understand that burden and offers one vital […]
Given the biblical emphasis, it would be difficult to overemphasize ministry to the widowed and single parents. I know of no church in America that does.
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Men’s Team Ministry: A Male Friendship Forge in a Male Friendship Desert By Herb Reese Many adult men struggle to maintain close friendships amid the demands of work, family, and church. Drawing on research about loneliness and shared activity, this post explains why regular, […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Sound of ArmorAll: Five Hilarious Ministry Moments By Herb Reese Ministry can be holy, demanding—and wonderfully funny. Five true stories recall squeaking ArmorAll-covered church seats, a disastrously mistaken funeral name, an overly literal prayer for a comedian, a helicopter lunch invitation, and a […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Inaction Breeds Inaction By Herb Reese Knowing that churches should meet the pressing needs of widowed and single parents is not the same as acting. Using Newton’s law of inertia and a memorable turtle image, this post challenges hesitant men to break paralysis by […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Ambassador Sondland, Watergate, and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ By Herb Reese Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s changed testimony and Chuck Colson’s Watergate experience illustrate how self-preservation breaks conspiracies. The post applies that insight to Jesus’ resurrection: the apostles maintained their testimony despite persecution and suffering. […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Finally Home By Herb Reese Preparing a home for a beloved family member gives fresh meaning to Jesus’ promise to prepare a place for his followers. As practical remodeling decisions become acts of welcome and love, this reflection imagines the ultimate homecoming: Christ personally […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Exuding God By Herb Reese People watching on an airplane becomes a meditation on humanity’s inescapable relationship with God. Through morality, beauty, order, purpose, personality, and love, every person reveals the divine image. Some radiate God’s reality while others unintentionally leak it, leaving each […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog A Low of 6 Degrees, Two Sheets of Drywall in the Garage, and the Holy Spirit By Herb Reese Two sheets of drywall, a snow-covered car, and missing gloves turn an ordinary home-remodeling frustration into a lesson about the Holy Spirit. Before acting impulsively […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Lack of Intelligent Life in the Universe and the Faith of an Evolutionist By Herb Reese An evolutionary argument that intelligent life may be extraordinarily rare becomes a critique of the probabilities behind it. Examining seven proposed evolutionary bottlenecks, this post questions unsupported […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog An Open Letter to My Black Christian Brother, Pastor Miles McPherson By Herb Reese After hearing Pastor Miles McPherson address racial reconciliation, this open letter argues that dialogue must acknowledge racism and racial pain across communities. Drawing from painful experiences growing up in predominantly […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog My Tribute to Jim Buckner: How a Disabled Single Dad Changed My Ministry Forever By Herb Reese The life of Jim Buckner, a disabled single father and men’s team ministry care receiver, transformed the writer’s understanding of pastoral ministry. Serving Jim consistently revealed the […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Day I Overcame My Fears By Herb Reese A lifelong fear of foreign languages threatened to keep the writer from attending Dallas Theological Seminary. This account recalls the terrifying moment he chose faith over fear, moved far from home, faced demanding Greek and […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Does Modern Men’s Ministry Unwittingly Encourage Female Chauvinism? By Herb Reese Men’s ministry leaders often emphasize male dysfunction to demonstrate why men need Christ. This post warns that focusing exclusively on men’s failures can conflict with the Bible’s teaching that both sexes are equally […]