Author: Steve

  • June 9, 2009
    I guess I should be grateful. If Adam had not acted like a pine tree with half its needles missing,…
  • June 8, 2009
    I've been working on some short stories centered on Genesis 1-11. I want to share one with you. Recognizing all…
  • June 5, 2009
    It is interesting how easily we avoid having spiritual conversations with our ordained colleagues. In attending to your own spirit,…
  • June 3, 2009
    A good place to begin with the issue of the care of the pastor is to enlarge the conversation. It…
  • June 3, 2009
    John Bright in his History of Israel made the comment that one of the beliefs that helped the Jews survive…
  • June 2, 2009
    One of the difficulties in helping congregations do a better job of caring for their pastors is that there is…
  • June 1, 2009
    In preparation for the annual meeting ofThe Presbytery Pastoral Care Network, www.pastoralcarenetwork.org , I have been composing a Toolbox for…
  • May 29, 2009
    Sometimes the researching and beginning writing of sermons can seem to be a lonely task. I would like to suggest…
  • May 26, 2009
    After I shared the last set of punchy prayers, I started thinking about new ones. 1. Lord, I said, People…
  • May 20, 2009
    Lord, I said I’ve done so much for this church, I’m burnt out. I haven’t reached that stage yet, God…