New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Should We Give at the Stoplight? By Herb Reese Should Christians give money to people asking at stoplights? Herb Reese considers the uncertainty, discomfort, and compassion involved in these encounters. He suggests thoughtful alternatives, including gift cards and nonmonetary help, while affirming that generosity […]
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New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Hell: The Fairest Place of All By Herb Reese Hell is often criticized as unfair, yet Herb Reese argues that divine judgment is impartial. Beginning with Paul’s warning against condemning others while practicing similar sins, he explores human accountability before God. The article presents […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog By Herb Reese Sending teams of men into women’s homes for long-term service raises questions about boundaries and improper relationships. Herb Reese explains the biblical reasoning and safeguards used in men’s team ministry, team-based visits and rules against serving alone, then invites honest reports […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog We Have Never Been Enslaved to Anyone By Herb Reese Should Christians give money to people asking at stoplights? Herb Reese considers the uncertainty, discomfort, and compassion involved in these encounters. He suggests thoughtful alternatives, including gift cards and nonmonetary help, while affirming that […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Righteousness 101 By Herb Reese A young police officer’s comment exposed a serious gap in Christian education: believers may study Scripture for years without learning its teaching about good works. Herb Reese argues that churches emphasize prohibited behavior more than positive obedience, leaving Christians […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog What Makes a Man Valuable? By Herb Reese What makes a man valuable depends partly on who is evaluating him, but Herb Reese identifies one quality that matters across marriage, employment, society, and faith: keeping commitments. A man’s willingness to enter agreements and faithfully […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Have You Been Injured While Doing Men’s Team Ministry? By Herb Reese After breaking his thumb during a home project, Herb Reese reflects humorously on injuries involving dirt, tools, and a chainsaw. His experience leads to a reassuring observation: despite years of practical service, […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Hell Lite By Herb Reese Does everyone in hell experience identical punishment? Herb Reese examines Jesus’ teaching that judgment has degrees and that some outcomes will be more bearable than others. While no level of hell is desirable, he argues that God’s judgment remains […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog God of Our Hearts By Herb Reese Laws, surveillance, police, courts, prisons, counseling, and rehabilitation cannot finally repair human society when God is absent from people’s hearts. Through a stark sequence of examples, Herb Reese argues that external controls remain insufficient without divine forgiveness, […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Bikini and the Burqa By Herb Reese A courthouse conversation about unchanging human nature leads Herb Reese to compare two sharply different cultural responses to sexuality: the bikini and the burqa. He argues that neither exposure nor concealment can transform desire. Christianity instead […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Thoughts From Nashville on the Need for Men’s Ministry in America By Herb Reese After attending a national gathering of men’s ministry leaders in Nashville, Herb Reese reflects on the challenges facing men, families, churches, and American culture. He highlights several social trends and […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Believing That, Believing In By Herb Reese Believing that a person or object exists differs profoundly from believing in them. Using air travel, marriage, medicine, and biblical faith, Herb Reese explains that genuine belief involves trust and surrender. Christian faith therefore means more than […]
Someone once asked me why we don’t just give our training material away for free. Actually, we’ve given our training material away for free to churches outside of North America for several years now. But since New Commandment Men’s Ministries has bills to pay, our 501 (c)3 relies, not only […]
Dear Women: Welcome to the modern world and its secular, godless men. In this new world, men have been taught all their lives that they are the end product of millions of years of evolution: the fittest of the fit. They believe they are mere animals with huge sex drives […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Through Love Serve One Another By Herb Reese A difficult relationship between Herb Reese’s mother and grandmother became a lesson in Christian service. Although affection between them was strained, practical care continued during serious illness. The experience illustrates Paul’s command to serve one another […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Do You Hate Your Wife Enough? By Herb Reese Jesus’ demand that disciples “hate” even their closest relatives sounds shocking until understood as a comparison of loyalties. Herb Reese explains that allegiance to Christ does not diminish marital or family love. Instead, discipleship teaches […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Has Your Church Conducted a Pressing Needs Audit? By Herb Reese Scripture warns churches against ignoring believers with urgent, long-term needs. Herb Reese explains how a pressing-needs audit can help leaders identify vulnerable people, distinguish genuine crises from ordinary needs, evaluate existing ministries, and […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Neediest of All? Single Care Givers of Disabled Loved Ones By Herb Reese Single caregivers supporting disabled loved ones often carry relentless physical, financial, and emotional burdens with little relief. Herb Reese describes situations found in churches and explains how men’s ministry teams […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog 5 More Men’s Ministries You Should Know About By Herb Reese Men’s team ministry is one part of a broader church strategy for discipling men. Herb Reese introduces five additional organizations offering resources for church engagement, spiritual maturity, mentoring, biblical training, and responsible manhood. […]