The men’s ministry at Crossroads is deeply spiritual, extremely healing, highly meaningful and very practical in a way that meets men at all spiritual levels.
Herb Reese
“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world […]
“Herb, Glenn is missing.” My mother’s phone call induced an immediate tension in my chest. Glenn, my oldest brother by eighteen years, was last seen stepping onto a bus on Crenshaw Boulevard just north of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles and hadn’t been heard from again for days. It was […]
Let’s face it, men serving widows and others with long term needs isn’t exactly a huge draw in men’s ministry…until I can personally get in front of men in a workshop and talk about the love of Christ and how it applies to widows. When I can do that, men […]
David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God. In ancient Israel, God had a fascinating way of informing his people when they were out of […]
In my last post I wrote about how Promise Keepers will be forming teams of men “in communities everywhere” next year at its men’s conference and worldwide simulcast at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. Today, I want to mention another new PK emphasis at this upcoming event: intergenerational ministry. Intergenerational ministry […]
Back in the 90’s, Promise Keepers had a huge impact on my life. In fact, like many other of my contemporary men’s ministry leaders, PK is the main reason I’m in full time men’s ministry today. During that decade, I took men from my church to five PK stadium events […]
The untimely death a week ago of America’s most famous black director, John Singleton, rekindled my interest in L.A. gangs. Singleton filmed his groundbreaking movie, Boyz in the Hood, about black gangs in Los Angeles during the early 90s, five blocks from where I grew up. When I watched the […]
“Que Sera, Sera. Whatever will be, will be. The future’s not ours to see. Que Sera, Sera. What will be, will be.” A while back, someone shared with me a personal misfortune that had a slightly humorous result. “Oh well, que sera, sera.” I blurted out. Later, I wondered if […]
“Every good work” or “every good deed” is a technical term in the New Testament. The Greek is “pan ergon agathon” and it occurs nine times. Therefore, it’s an important concept for every Christian to understand. Here are those nine New Testament occurrences. “God is able to make all grace […]