I enjoyed so much our blog subscriber Zoom meeting this past Saturday evening. Three men from three churches in different parts of the country joined the meeting to learn from other team members what men’s team ministry to their widowed and single parents is like. The meeting lasted almost an […]
Herb Reese
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Matthew 15:24 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.” Matthew 10:5-6 Several […]
How churches treat widows gives us a clear indication of their moral and spiritual maturity.
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Leviticus 9:18 “I’m packing heat. So give me a call if anything happens.” My new Christian vigilante neighbor said good bye, turned and walked back to his house. It was several years ago and our family had just moved into a new home. […]
It all started with the cost of postage and printer ink. My online ministry, that is. About fifteen years ago I realized that I was spending way too much money on postage and printer ink to produce my monthly snail mail ministry newsletter. God was blessing my ministry, but that […]
“Go, tell my brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see me.” Matthew 28:9-10 “For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.” Romans 8:29 “We know that when Christ appears, we […]
“Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do […]
The apostles paid close attention to doctrine as a basis for their practical Christian discipleship.
Take a close look at the picture that accompanies this post. It’s an image of the temporary green fence in my backyard. I erected it because I have a multi-day project going on replacing my wooden fence and I needed something to contain our dog while I work on it. […]
My mother-in-law recently moved in with us from Katy, Texas. She is a member of Second Baptist Church in Houston, a church with tens of thousands of members. Every Sunday she avidly watches the church worship service online and yesterday she mentioned to me and my wife that the church […]