Author: Steve

  • January 22, 2016
    An Experiment in Sabbath Time Recently, while discussing some sabbatical plans for a pastor, I began imagining with him a…

  • January 20, 2016
      PRESBYTERY WITNESS Since we live in a secular society that has lost its appreciation for the Sabbath, and churches…

  • January 15, 2016
      LET THE PLANNING BEGIN First Find information on how to apply for a grant to help pay for your…

  • January 13, 2016
    INTERPRETING TO THE CONGREGATION Let me begin by providing you some resources to use in interpreting the need for sabbaticals…

  • January 8, 2016
    NINE TIPS FOR YOUR EXPERIMENT IN MODERN PARABLES.   Let me suggest some easy steps to releasing the short story…

  • January 6, 2016
     (TWELVE WAYS YOU CAN BE A WINNER!!!!) WHAT IF you actually wrote a short story and submitted it to the…

  • December 23, 2015
    THIS WEEK WILL DRAIN YOU OF ENERGY AND HOPEFULLY FILL YOU WITH SATISFACTION. DRINK IN THE POSITIVE SET ALL NEGATIVE…

  • December 18, 2015
    PRACTICE THINKING LIKE JESUS Jesus wrote parables that confronted major issues in the society. You can too. The third phase…

  • December 16, 2015
    THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM  Let me suggest an evening conversation for a pastoral couple that can be both fun…

  • December 11, 2015
    DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING In the past two blogs, I've offered a creative way to engage complaints both among clergy and with…