Niche – adj., denoting or relating to products, services, or interests that appeal to a small, specialized section of the population. “other companies in this space had to adapt to being niche players” A few years ago I and another gentleman gave two lectures on men’s ministry to a group […]
Herb Reese
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I have a friend in men’s ministry who did his Ph.D. dissertation on what seating arrangements work best in small groups, proving the old adage that higher education is the process of learning more and more about less and less until you know everything about nothing. Since my focus for […]
I came across a fascinating article and podcast yesterday entitled “Why Pioneer Neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield Said the Mind is More than the Brain.” The reason why this article is significant is because a materialistic view of the world demands that the mind is only the brain, that is, only the […]
“When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread. Jesus said to them, ‘Bring some of the fish you have just caught.’ So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, […]
You may not have noticed, but for a couple of weeks I wrote my posts the day before my usual post days and then scheduled them to be delivered at 4 am Mountain Time on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The result? My readership increased 25%! I think the reason for […]
My wife and I have attended Crossroads Church in Thornton/Northglenn, Colorado for nineteen years. During that time the quarterly men’s breakfast has been consistently well attended. There are several reasons for this success. For example, I can always expect an excellent speaker from either inside or outside the church who […]
The coronavirus epidemic came home to me personally last week when a friend of mine and his wife were diagnosed with it on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. Taken to two different hospitals an hour and a half apart, his case turned out to be mild, but his […]
There’s a cool app that I’ve been using for a couple of years now. It’s called IFTTT, which stands for “If This Then That.” It links different programs and hardware so that, if something happens in one, then it tells the other to do something else. For example, I can […]
I was taught at a very young age to value my life; not just to experience it, but to treasure it, to use it for something better. How could I do that? By believing in and walking with Jesus Christ, I was told. By knowing Jesus and becoming like him. […]
One of the things that fascinates me about the gospels is that none of their authors bothered to describe Jesus’ appearance. They simply thought that knowing what he looked like as he walked the dusty roads of Israel was immaterial. All we know about how Jesus looked was that he […]