Other than making the observation that evangelicals are way too involved in U.S. politics these days, I’ve studiously avoided writing about politics in my posts. I have no plans to change course now. For that reason, I’m not going to respond to any comments made here. I was, however, struck […]
Herb Reese
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“I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go an prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” -Jesus The mortgage broker for our temporary bridge loan couldn’t understand why we were […]
ex-ude (ig-zood, ik-sood) verb radiate, show, display, exhibit, manifest She exudes an air of confidence. emit, leak, discharge, ooze, issue, secrete Nearby was a factory which exuded a pungent smell I love people watching. Most times, when I’m sitting in a plane waiting for others to board, it’s the only […]
It’s six degrees Fahrenheit this morning in Arvada, Colorado, and I had to park my car outside. Overnight, it snowed five inches. I know that many of you park your car outside and clear snow off of it in the morning in subfreezing temps all the time. But when you’re […]
I read a fascinating article by Nick Longrich in RealClear Science recently on the reasons for why we may be the only intelligent life in the universe. In making his case, he cites seven “unlikely innovations” in the evolutionary chain that are required for the appearance of intelligent life: the […]
Dear Pastor McPherson: This week I attended the annual National Coalition of Ministries to Men Conference in Dallas (which was moved to Fort Worth at the last minute due to a tornado in Dallas). During the conference I heard your message on why races have difficulty relating to each other […]
News that my friend, Jim Buckner, passed last week brought both sadness to my heart and also a flood of wonderful memories to my mind. Jim, for those of you who have never met him, was a member of my church in Quincy, Illinois. Because Jim was a single dad […]
“Yes, I’ll go.” That was the exact moment – the very day and hour – that everything changed for me. I remember where I was standing as I held the telephone receiver to my ear, what my posture was, what I was looking at, and precisely how I was feeling. […]
Many Christian men who have had some exposure to men’s ministry have heard the list of dysfunctional behaviors that men’s ministry leaders often cite: males are more likely than females to be involved in gangs, commit violent crimes, abandon their households, spend time in prison, commit mass murder, drop out […]
I went to Jim ‘N Nick’s BBQ after church yesterday. It was a beautiful fall day in Denver. The temperature was in the upper 60’s, so I ate my usual Pig-in-a Garden pulled pork salad out on the covered porch that overlooks the Rockies…alone. It’s strange doing things you normally […]