“Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, for to this you were called that you may inherit a blessing. For whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. […]
Herb Reese
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I woke Patti up as I leaped out of bed in the dead of night last Monday morning. “What’s the matter?” she asked with a groggy voice. “Someone’s pounding at our door!” I quickly got into my jeans and began running around frantically checking doors. “Nothing in front,” I thought […]
It’s not often a book written for men can be described as a page-turner, but that’s exactly what Rise of the Servant Kings: What the Bible Says about Being a Man by Ken Harrison, the Chairman of the Board of Promise Keepers and a onetime police officer with the LAPD, […]
When the church ignores its widows it results in disfavor in the general population, which in turn results in the name of Christ being blasphemed.
When reading about the history of the early church in the book of Acts, or when perusing the letters the Apostles wrote to their churches scattered around the Northeastern Mediterranean, it doesn’t take long to notice the importance the church placed on meeting the needs of widows and others in […]
Recently, I’ve been noticing a term popping up in our culture that I had never heard before. It’s “impostor syndrome.” Impostor syndrome is “a psychological pattern in which one doubts one’s accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a ‘fraud.’” I’m afraid Christians can struggle with […]
“We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ.” 1 John 1:3 (NIV) The great privilege of every Christian is to live with God in daily – […]
I enjoy reading scientific articles and pretending that I understand them; like how gold is made from exploding supernovas and how quantum computers work. Recently, I read an article on the coagulation cascade in humans. The coagulation (or clotting) cascade is the process by which blood forms into a scab […]
What is it with Delaware, anyway? Over the past eighteen years, New Commandment Men’s Ministries has helped almost one thousand churches start men’s team ministries to their widowed and single parents. These churches range in size from very large to very small and represent dozens of denominations. They’re in mega […]
Okay, men. You know all about men’s team ministry to the widowed and single parents. You know your men’s ministry is on life support and needs a shot in the arm. You know your widows and single moms have ongoing, unmet needs. You know men’s team ministry works. And you […]