Author: Steve

  • May 6, 2010
    There is a growing body of evidence that the complexity and stressful nature of the vocation of pastor is increasing.…

  • May 4, 2010
    We have lost touch with the gift of a sabbath. Some rabbis have spoken of the Sabbath as a taste…

  • May 3, 2010
    This week I begin a brief interim assignment. When I retired I began thinking of ways that I could use…

  • April 26, 2010
    I will be at the Presbyterian Writers' Conference this week, so I probably will not be doing a lot of…

  • April 23, 2010
    I mentioned earlier this week about the pastor who thought that some people were feeling a sense of shame at…

  • April 22, 2010
    In a blog several months ago I spoke of clergy paying attention to boundaries. In that blog, I suggested that…

  • April 21, 2010
    In an age when people want to be "spiritual but not religious," those who are willing to commit to a…

  • April 20, 2010
    I fear that the fallout from the media coverage of the sexual scandals in the Roman Catholic Church has major…

  • April 19, 2010
    We live in an age of deep anxiety with waves of despair that rob the community of both a sense…

  • April 15, 2010
    there is an interesting article on the Evangelical Lutheran Board of Pensions Website on the value of laughter. I highly…