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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    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.

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    12 Spies in the Promised Land and Lesson on Faith

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  • God's Plan Is…YOU

    God's Plan Is…YOU

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