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- June 24, 2022
A RADICAL IDEA FOR CLERGY Clergy have in their power the ability to have fun while improving the neighborhood. (If…
- June 22, 2022
ADVANTAGES OF HOPE I know that there is plenty of stress in your ministry. Yet, like Israelites headed for the…
- June 17, 2022
ANTI-RACIST CLERGY Who would want to be known as a racist clergy? Certainly not people who read this blog. I…
, - June 15, 2022
WHAT IS HEALTHY SPIRITUALITY In its most understandable form, spirituality is how we stay in connection and communication with God.…
, , , , - June 10, 2022
SHAME ON ME Those who research such things are reporting that the percentage of Americans who are members of a…
- June 8, 2022
SPIRITUALLY HUNGRY BUT DISTRUST INSTITUTIONS The polls all show that the numbers of those who want to be spiritual but…
- June 3, 2022
We live in a world that wants a theology of comfort and we are inspired by a G INDIVIDUALISM We…
- June 1, 2022
How Would You Respond? (The dialogue continues between a Church Member and a Believer but Not Belonger.) B/NB: I have…
- May 28, 2022
We live in a world that wants a theology of comfort and we are inspired by a Gospel that offers…
- May 25, 2022
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE CHURCH? Many early church theologians asserted that there is no salvation outside the church. An increasing number…
- May 25, 2022
I’m working on some material to support pastors and their churches respond to racism in their society. The challenge is…
- May 20, 2022
Clergy Health Resources Clergy Financial Health …recognizes the stress that finances and low salaries can add to a pastor’s health.…
- May 18, 2022
AVOIDING A PARALLEL PANDEMIC We are very aware that there is a pandemic that is sweeping the world. It is…
- May 11, 2022
YOU HAVE A SPECIAL POWER Clergy have in their power the ability to have fun while improving the neighborhood. (If…
, - May 6, 2022
MEMBERS GROW SPIRITUALLY MINISTRY IS NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART Clergy are called to proclaim a spiritual truth…
- May 4, 2022
CONSIDER THE VALUE OF LAUGHTER Probably all of us have experienced how a well-timed joke has broken the tension in…
MARRIED TO THE BODY OF CHRIST (PART 2)
May 17, 2023
MARRIED TO THE BODY OF CHRIST–part two The parable continues Abigail enthralled his adult class with her description of her…
MARRIED TO THE BODY OF CHRIST
May 12, 2023
PART ONE MARRIED TO THE BODY OF CHRIST Stephen McCutchan Part one David Benedict, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran church,…
HOSPITALITY FOR ALIEN ST RANGERS (2)
May 10, 2023
IS FORCE THE ANSWER TO THREAT? (This is an excerpt from “Hospitality for Alien Strangers,” to be published in the…
HOSPITALITY FOR ALIEN STRANGERS
May 5, 2023
PREVIEW OF NOVEL TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE FALL OF 2023 At the time, no one understood that what took…
A FUTURE FOR DENOMINATIONS
May 3, 2023
One Future for Denominations In reading Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat I was struck with its implications for denominationalism.…
NINE THESIS ON HOW THE CHURCH SAVES
April 28, 2023
If Jesus saves us from our sins and it is clear that we continue sinning, then how does Jesus save…
IS THERE SALVATION IN THE CHURCH (4)
April 26, 2023
The Saving Experience of Worship You find yourself talking to a friend during your lunch hour, and the topic of…
IS THERE SALVATION IN THE CHURCH (3)
April 21, 2023
HOW DOES THE CHURCH SAVE In what way does Jesus’ body offer us salvation in a fractured, frightened, often despairing…
IS THERE SALVATION IN THE CHURCH (2)
April 19, 2023
GOD’S RESPONSE TO IMPERFECTION While both members and non-members will occasionally comment on the failure of the church to live…
Is There Salvation in the Church
April 14, 2023
Flipping the question The major issue facing mainline Christianity in our time is the flip side of the ancient statement,…