Most Christians know what agape is. It’s the Greek word for love. Agape is the highest Christian virtue. It means “unconditional love.” Paul in 1 Corinthians 13 famously describes agape love and ends with extolling it as greater than even faith, which saves us, and hope, which sustains us. But […]
Herb Reese
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Calloused disregard is the state one eventually arrives at after practicing disregard continuously: he no longer realizes that he is disregarding others.
Here’s an interesting stat: a survey of 100 churches with men’s team ministries to their widows, single moms, and fatherless children reveals that after two years, a typical men’s team ministry to their widowed and single parents grows 37%. This growth rate is exceptional for men’s ministry. At a […]
We all know from experience when we’re in healthy or unhealthy relationships. But sometimes it’s difficult to explain why they are the way they are. Years ago I came across a list of 8 qualities of healthy and unhealthy relationships, 4 each for the healthy and unhealthy ones. I don’t […]
Christian men spend a majority of their time at work. Below is a two question anonymous survey on how being a Christian man affects your work. Please feel free to interpret the questions and answer them any way you wish. You’ll be able to see each others’ responses. Loading… This […]
Being a multimillionaire these days isn’t what it used to be. But it’s still an easy way to classify those in the upper echelons of our society. If you’re one of the three people reading this who fall into this category and have the ability to solve most of your […]
Dad had never wept before. Not even at Grandma Reese’s funeral. At least I had never seen him. So it came as quite a shock, the day Dad wept. To say that Dad was quiet and an introvert is putting it mildly. I’m quiet and introverted too. But I’m downright […]
I’ve moved often over the years, both as a single man and while married. So I’ve collected a number of bad neighbor stories that inspire me to think about what it means to be a good–and bad–neighbor. Take the lout across the street from us who constantly yelled at his […]
After having conducted workshops at over 150 men’s conferences over the past 19 years, I can summarize the men’s ministry topics covered at these conferences under ten general headings.
Early on in my ministry I sat through a seminar given by my lifelong friend, Dr. Don Sunukjian (pronounced Sa-Noo-key-an), professor of homiletics at Talbot Seminary. The title of the seminar was “Increasing Clarity and Relevance in Your Preaching.” It was one of the best seminars I’ve ever taken. One […]