Miles G. McPherson

Miles G. McPherson

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Miles McPherson is the Senior Pastor of the Rock Church in San Diego. He is also a motivational speaker and author. McPherson's latest book “The Third Option” speaks out about the pervasive racial divisions in today’s culture and argues that we must learn to see people not by the color of their skin, but as God sees them—humans created in the image of God.

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  • MLK’s greatest legacy  

    MLK’s greatest legacy  

    Dr. King was deeply disturbed by the division he saw on the streets of America, but the institutionalized division seemed to gnaw at him most. And Dr. King did a very Christian thing. He grew increasingly uncomfortable with it, and would not sit idly by and let it be someone else’s problem.

  • Jose Fernandez: A Short Life, an Eternal American Legacy

    Jose Fernandez: A Short Life, an Eternal American Legacy

    It might feel like old news to you, but it was just over two weeks ago that the body of 24-year-old Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was laid to rest.

  • Serena Williams: It's All About What We Do When Nobody Is Watching

    Serena Williams: It's All About What We Do When Nobody Is Watching

    The other day I was watching live coverage of the US Open. The cameras showed empty practice courts, as gusts of wind swept across them on a crisp September morning in Queens, New York.

  • Messi­-ness: One Moment Can't Define a Life

    Messi­-ness: One Moment Can't Define a Life

    "WHAT?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME??" exclaimed legendary English commentator Ray Hudson. Messi had just gone on a physics ­defying zigzag past four of Athletic Bilbao's defenders to curve the ball on the bottom left corner of the goal.

  • Enough Talking. It's Time to Stop and Pray.

    Enough Talking. It's Time to Stop and Pray.

    That week represented one of the darkest series of events I remember in my lifetime. First on Tuesday, police in Baton Rouge, LA, shot Alton Sterling to death. Two days later, Philando Castile was shot by a police officer after being pulled over for a busted headlight in Minnesota.

  • What LeBron James and Cleveland Teach About Forgiveness

    What LeBron James and Cleveland Teach About Forgiveness

    LeBron James is the king of Cleveland again. In a city with three major sports teams — the NBA's Cavaliers, the NFL's Browns, and the MLB's Indians — James brought home the first championship title in 52 years (the last time was the Brown's in 1964).

  • Muhammed Ali and Jesus: How to Be the Greatest of All Time

    Muhammed Ali and Jesus: How to Be the Greatest of All Time

    If you Google "the Greatest of all time," only one name will appear: Muhammed Ali. But why? I want to propose to you that what made Ali so great is something you yourself can do.

  • Famous Athletes Are Leaders in Our Culture

    Famous Athletes Are Leaders in Our Culture

    There's something very real about sports. Though most athletic achievements can be attributed to hard work, discipline, and preparation, some things still happen by accident. Huge underdogs can win it all, and even the most dependable star can have a bad day.

  • NFL Draft Pick Laremy Tunsil Lost Millions, But His Lesson Could Be Worth More

    NFL Draft Pick Laremy Tunsil Lost Millions, But His Lesson Could Be Worth More

    Imagine losing a million dollars every 15 minutes. This is what happened to Laremy Tunsil when 13 minutes before the start of the 2016 NFL draft, a video of him smoking a bong went viral.

  • 12 Spies in the Promised Land and Lesson on Faith

    12 Spies in the Promised Land and Lesson on Faith

    There's a heavy-duty lesson for us how the 12 spies reacted to the Promised Land. Remember, these 12 men traveled throughout the same land. They saw the same things. But they came to two very different conclusions.