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 […]
Herb Reese
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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 […]
“These are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.” Mark 4:18-19 I’ve been finding it hard to write today’s […]
“Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus answered, ‘Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? I tell you, no! But unless you […]
Proving one is human is becoming increasingly difficult these days. Take Boston Dynamics. It’s humanoid robot can do a complete gymnastics floor routine, including flipping, rolling, and jumping with a full 360 degree twist. Computers beat humans at all kinds of games now. They’re even being used to compose news […]
Oh the joys of moving, especially when you’re downsizing to a home and office that are 1,000 square feet smaller than your previous location. It’s like trying to squeeze into an old pair of jeans you wore in high school. Our house, garage and basement are covered wall to wall […]
“We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 I’ve lived as a Christian now for over fifty years. That’s long enough to know from experience that every single Christian I’ve ever met and ever […]