Anti-Racist Clergy Who would want to be known as a racist clergy? Certainly not people who read this blog. I…

THE CENTER OF THE BIBLE What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?                 Answer Psalm 117 What is the…

RECALLING THE ESSENTIALS When things are going well and there is a general atmosphere of optimism, we can grow slack…

HOW TO PASTOR IN AN ANXIOUS CONGREGATION (I am drawing upon Brene’ Brown’s work on vulnerability and applying it to…

IMAGE OF HEALTHY CHURCH Healthy churches believe that they are made worthy, not by what they do but by God’s…

IMAGE OF AN UNHEALTHY CHURCH We live in an anxious age, and the church is tempted to reflect that anxiety…

DOES GOD MAKE MISTAKES Was God a horrible planner and made a critical mistake in choosing a “no people to…

ISN’T THIS WHAT WE ALL WANT A HEADLINE SHOUTS FROM A NEWSPAPER A DOZEN CHURCHES CHOOSE TO MOVE BEYOND RACIAL…

Anger in Ministry Our culture has a bias against anger. As a child we are told not to get angry.…

Good News for the World When you think about it, the number one problem most of us face in the…

DO YOU LOVE A GOOD STORY Consider Using Fiction to Discuss racism in a small group. One of the pleasures…

Yesterday was my 80th birthday and I celebrated it by publishing my latest novel: Shock and Awe: A Church recognizes…

Now available on Amazon Once you’ve read the story of what it might look like in this fictional story of…

RELEASE OF MY NEW NOVEL, SHOCK AND AWE, IN EARLY FEBRUARY CAN YOU PICTURE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE for…

The Story/My/Our Story Richard Rohr recently introduced me to the Cosmic Egg. It consists of my story (my personal identity),…

IN PREPARATION FOR A HEALTHY BEGINNING. This is a suggestion of an action by a congregation in welcoming their new…

RELEASE OF MY NEW NOVEL, SHOCK AND AWE, IN EARLY FEBRUARY CAN YOU PICTURE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE for…

YOUR LIST OF HYPOCRISIES (continued from previous blog) In my previous blog, I explored what I call the hypocritic oath…

HYPOCRITES IN THE MINISTRY I once saw a sign outside of a church that read: “The church is full of…

RACISM DOESN’T NEED TO DEFEAT WHITE CHURCHES We read the history of our nation or even of our churches, and…