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- March 20, 2015
READING CHURCH IN SCRIPTURE In a previous post on March 13, I explored the idea of reading the church…
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THE SANCTUARY AS LABYRINTH This time begin your experience by slowly walking around the sanctuary several times stopping to reflect…
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OUR WITNESS We seem to experience continual examples of church fights, splits, and splintering of the Body of Christ in…
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GOD REFLECTED IN CREATION As you begin this time, either stand near a window that looks out on some image…
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God’s Disestablishment in Presbyteries A little historical research will reveal that much of the structure of our present church…
, - March 4, 2015
Wednesday After 2nd Sunday in Lent As you enter the sanctuary this Wednesday, seat yourself on the floor of the…
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LET OTHERS SAY "YOU ARE IMPORTANT" There are a number of things that Presbyteries can do to contribute to the…
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We continue our pastoral lenten journey. Find a half-hour sometime today for your own personal experience. Wednesday After 1st Sunday…
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OK, Ash Wednesday is past and you are now looking towards the multiple activities that enable your congregation to have…
, - February 18, 2015
WHAT IS GOD'S CALL When we consider the future of the church from God’s perspective, we are considering the subject…
, - February 13, 2015
WORSHIP Denominational staff members who work for the larger church need to deliberately identify ways that they take care…
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A TIME TO LISTEN At least every couple of years, and in times of extreme stress more often, you should…
, , - February 6, 2015
HAVING FUN LOOSENING UP As presbyteries experience more ideological tension and the grief of having congregations choose to leave the…
- February 4, 2015
74 YEARS AGO TODAY I WAS BORN SOMEONE PRECEDED ME SOMEONE WILL FOLLOW ME I EVOLVED…
- February 4, 2015
OK WHAT HAS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE IN THIS CENTURY AND WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN? TODAY I TURN 74 I WILL…
- January 30, 2015
I found this excerpt from a book, "We Can't Keep Meeting Like This" by Jane L Justis. You can find…
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YOU CAN BUILD SPIRITUAL STRENGTH IN THE CHURCH
October 24, 2018
YOU HAVE A GIFT TO GIVE Too often we are concerned about the health of the church but wait for…
LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE
October 19, 2018
The Biggest Lie If you were to suggest the biggest lie that churches tell, what would it be? Knowing what…
TAKING A SNAPSHOT OF OUR JUDICATORY
October 17, 2018
THIS IS OUR JUDICATORY Take a presbytery directory that includes ordained pastors, commissioned ruling elders( or their equivalent in your…
A FUTURE FOR DENOMINATIONS
October 12, 2018
CONTINUING TO REFLECT ON THE FUTURE OF DENOMINATIONS. One Future for Denominations In reading Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat…
Where Are Denominations Headed?
October 10, 2018
i posted this in 2006 but some of the same questions are part of our current context. Posted on September 16,…
I CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF ORDINATION
October 5, 2018
I’m in New York City this week at Union Theological Seminary. I have returned to celebrate with my classmates the…
A CLERGY’S UNIQUE FORM OF GRIEF
October 3, 2018
OWNING YOUR GRIEF AS A PASTOR As you stand before your congregation on a Sunday morning, how frequently do you…
CALLED TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF OTHER CLERGY
September 28, 2018
YOU ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE Because we are the spiritual leaders of a faith that emphasizes relationships above all…
Date Rape Revisited
September 26, 2018
A SLIGHTLY SATIRICAL PARABLE She walked into the bar where she saw Carl, her daughter’s boyfriend, drinking with his buddies.…
Be A GOOD STEWARD OF CLERGY BODIES
September 21, 2018
GOD’S CALL YOUR CARE If you are clergy, be a good steward of the body God gave you. If you…