The problem with being a twenty-five year old, single, and inexperienced seminary graduate is that no church wants a twenty-five year old, single, and inexperienced seminary graduate for their pastor. Except there was that one Czech church in Snook, Texas that invited me to candidate. When the chairman of the […]
Herb Reese
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I like to think of Christian men who have a deep relationship with the Lord as drop down menus. There he is, in the crowd, looking just like any ordinary guy. But get to know a Drop Down Menu Christian Man and suddenly exactly what you need appears all around him.
I received a pleasant surprise on Facebook this past Father’s Day. I got a shout out from David McWhirter, who was a teenager in my first pastorate many years ago. Along with his brother, I used to pick them up and take them to church. Here’s what David said: Today […]
My husband’s father, Frank, recently passed away. We found some of his writings as you sometimes do after someone dies, sorting through their possessions with awe and wonder at all the experiences a human life can hold. I came across a passage written so eloquently that it brought me to […]
I get excited when I see a church effectively using social media to promote its men’s ministry. Today I came across Cypress Fellowship’s men’s ministry’s Facebook page and I love it. Here’s why. The name of their men’s group is masculine and immediately conveys what it’s about. “Cypress Fellowship Wingman” […]
The neighbor behind us was behaving oddly. I hadn’t lived in my home long, but I had lived there long enough to notice that the furtive phone conversations she was having every day on her back porch were unusual. I couldn’t hear what she was saying, but I did notice […]
In my last post I wrote about how 3 Christian men in a very small church can have a huge impact on the lives of 161 hypothetical people by “guaranteeing their well-being.” I arrived at the figure of 161 people by making very conservative estimates of the sizes of their […]
I know. It sounds rather “ambitious” to guarantee the well-being of 161 people. How can anyone guarantee the well-being of 161 people? What does it mean to guarantee the well-being of anyone? And what’s with “161 people”? And why “3 Christian men”? It all sounds oddly too specific and waaaaay […]
Pastors, have you ever preached a series on good works? How about you, men’s ministry leaders? Do your men know the purpose of good works and are you giving them practical opportunities to practice them? The reason I’m asking is because evangelicals tend to ignore the topic of good works. […]
What would you think if you walked into a home and there in the living was a large plaque that read, “You shall love your wife as Christ loves the church”? Then, when you ask the couple why the plaque is there, the wife responded, “Oh, I hung that there […]