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- May 18, 2016
BEGIN WITH THE WISDOM OF JESUS Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount with an image of the type of…
, - May 13, 2016
I think it was Loren Eiseley who said if humans had designed the universe, they would have made one disastrous…
, , - May 11, 2016
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE The same problem looks different depending on the angle from which you view it. For example, a…
- May 6, 2016
IDEAS VERSUS RELATIONSHIPS One of the hesitancies about speaking to people outside the church about faith is that we fear…
- May 4, 2016
EVANGELISM IS NOT SALESMANSHIP Recently we have seen lots of articles about the fall in church membership and the rise…
, - April 29, 2016
WE KNOW IT'S TRUE We know that we are not perfect. We accept that we all have sinned and fallen…
, - April 27, 2016
For the past few blogs, I've been talking about how you can explore various aspects of ministry and your spiritual…
, - April 22, 2016
Parables and Your Spiritual Life Lots of people try to play God in this world, but what if you could…
, - April 20, 2016
HOW TO LISTEN The problem with our ideological splits today is that we have lost the capacity to listen to…
- April 15, 2016
LOSS OF TRUST THAT BINDS US Consider what is happening in our society. In recent years, almost every major institution…
, - April 13, 2016
ENTER INTO A MYSTERY We often speak about God calling someone to ministry in an almost casual fashion. When you…
- April 8, 2016
A true/false test for those who are genuinely called by God to serve the church. Those called by God always…
, - April 1, 2016
HOW YOU THINK OTHERS SEE YOU You can't avoid having ideas about how others see you. Your assumptions about what…
, , - March 30, 2016
NAMING THE DEMON If you read the last blog, you know I believe there is no shame in having a…
, , - March 25, 2016
ON THAT FIRST "GOOD FRIDAY" IT LOOKED ANYTHING BUT GOOD FOR JESUS AND THE DISCIPLES. BUT GOD WAS ALREADY AT…
- March 23, 2016
THE MYTH THAT WON'T DIE No one who has been called by God believes that ridiculous myth that because you…
WHEN A PASTOR IS FIRED
July 24, 2019
When Pastors Get Fired (1) Recently I have talked to a couple of pastors who experienced the termination of their…
HOW HOSEA’S WIFE’S SEES IT
July 19, 2019
Hosea 1:2-10 Go, take for yourself a wife of whoredom and have childrenof whoredom, for the land commits great whoredomby…
CLERGY FAMILIES
July 17, 2019
C CLERGY FAMILIES While we may read with horror the story of Abraham’s near sacrifice of Isaac, most pastors know…
PSALM 57 AS PRAYER FOR OUR CHURCHES
July 12, 2019
PSALM 57 ADAPTED Prayer for our churches Be merciful to our congregations, O God, be merciful to each of our…
A Fun Exercise for a Church to Deepen Their Faith
July 10, 2019
Here is one way to offer your congregation an opportunity to grow in their faith as a church and as…
Let’s Create a Healthy Church
July 5, 2019
A NEW GUIDE FOR JUDICATORIES This booklet offers a specific plan for how religious judicatories can nurture and support healthy…
DOES GOD ANSWER JESUS PRAYER?
July 3, 2019
“The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are…
HOW ONE CHURCH LOVES ANOTHER CHURCH
June 28, 2019
HOW ONE CHURCH LOVES A NEIGHBOR CHURCH This is a follow up on a previous blog about loving your neighbor-church.…
A Fun Exercise for a Church to Deepen Their Faith
June 26, 2019
MAKE USE OF TECHNOLOGY Here is one way to offer your congregation an opportunity to grow in their faith as…
IMAGINATION ENRICHES FAITH
June 21, 2019
CONSIDER WHAT IT WOULD MEAN I’ve just returned from a trip that included about 2,000 miles driving my new Subaru…