Month: December 2011

  • December 22, 2011
    Consider the conditions for the birth of Christ or the birth of the Word of God. The Word of God…

  • December 21, 2011
    Back in the 60s, professor Bill Webber at Union Seminary in NY, offered his 10-10-10 plan for a vital Christian…

  • December 20, 2011
    Yesterday I shared with you some disturbing statistics about the stress of ministry. Today, I want to focus particularly on…

  • December 19, 2011
    Why we should focus on addressing clergy stress in the ministry.

  • December 15, 2011
    Technology has provided us with a means of engaging more participants in our conversation about church and in this case…

  • December 14, 2011
    As presbyteries confront their new reality, it is important that they take seriously their own connectionalism. Usually when we speak…

  • December 13, 2011
    As we face the financial challenges mentioned yesterday, we need to explore the alternatives for presbyteries as they face the…

  • December 12, 2011
    The connectional church about which Presbyterians are so fond of talking, is going through a major transformation. Like many denominations,…

  • December 9, 2011
    Pick out five biblical characters, at least two from the Hebrew Scriptures and do not choose Jesus but some others…

  • December 8, 2011
    Yesterday we spoke of eschatology or viewing things from the perspective of how it will all end. I used the…