IDENTIFYING AND INVITING SOME CLERGY COLLEAGUES: FIRST STEP FOR A PASTOR OF A CHURCH Identify five or six other clergy…

When churches set out to be perfect, they encounter similar problems to those faced by humans who try to be…

THE POWER OF FOOD TO DIVIDE Who is it that you would rather not share a meal with? No, think…

THE PROBLEM WE FACE AS CLERGY I have spent over 50 years as an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church…

RESPONDING TO WHITE PRIVILEGE When Whites hear the term White Privilege, they usually have one of two reactions. 1. They…

WE HAVE WORK TO DO February is Black History Month. In addition to the emphasis in our school system and…

SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP It appears that we may be moving as a society into a period of both limited lockdowns as…

THANKSGIVING FOR THE FUTURE In Psalm 138, we reflect on the power of thanksgiving as it reminds us of God’s faithfulness…

We continue from last Friday’s blog to examine the frame of our worship services CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS The very contrast…

TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…

AT THE CORE OF HUMANITY The essential core to all of life is relationships. When God said in Genesis 2:18…

IT BEGINS WITH THE MEMBERS’S FAITH No pastor likes to think of conflict and division in the church, especially the…

IT BEGINS WITH THE MEMBERS’S FAITH No pastor likes to think of conflict and division in the church, especially the…

AT THE CORE OF HUMANITY The essential core to all of life is relationships. When God said in Genesis 2:18…

Conversations and Community The story of race in this country can be told on a national level and include the…

I’m in Guatemala with my family. HOPE ALLL OF YOU HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS THE CHURCH NEEDS YOUR MINISTRY: WE’VE…

BEING CREATIVE WITH CRISIS There is a creative way to move beyond crisis and regain your power to make choices…

I was asked recently what advice I would give about the ministry to a 20 year old version of myself.…

LOSS OF TRUST THAT BINDS US Consider what is happening in our society. In recent years, almost every major institution…

Making Peace in a Racist Society Get together with two or three other pastors and let forced writing in a…