John M. Drescher
John M. Drescher is a professor at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and a widely published author on a variety of subjects.
Articles by John M. Drescher
Checklist for Fathers
June 1974
"WHAT should I have done differently? If your children were small again, what would you do?"
These words burst from the burning heart of a father sitting across from me. His eyes pleaded for help. He was suffering the awful, empty,…
"Don't Stoop to Be a King"
May 1974
IN SPITE of all that is said regarding the secluded life of ministers, probably no person sees more of real life than the busy minister.
A noted minister put it like this: "Many people believe that clergy men are covered with some…
Why they fired the pastor
September 1979
I don't know how long he had been at the church when the members noticed. I'm certain he must have been on his best behavior for at least a few months.
Some members think that the first time they noticed was the night he failed to…
A fish story
April 1979
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Alcohol: a witness against itself
March 1982
I no longer need to go to the Bible for evidence that alcohol use runs counter to religious and spiritual principles. Not since my wife and I attended seventeen two-hour sessions dealing with the hard facts of alcohol without moral or religious…