WANTED: 50 GOOD ANTI-RACIST CLERGY I am looking for 50 clergy who have the following qualifications: They believe God exists…

How do you help a congregation and a newly called pastor have a healthy beginning?

NAMING THE DEMON I believe there is no shame in having a problem in your life. The faith question is…

Beatitudes and Racism When the Israelites entered the wilderness, they were confronted with a whole new set of challenges and…

Beyond Feeling Like a Bystander Most people reading this blog, probably all of you, consider racism like a horrible virus…

NINE TIPS FOR YOUR EXPERIMENT IN MODERN PARABLES. Let me suggest some easy steps to releasing the short story within…

A PARABLE OF THE SNAMUH The first sign came from Astronomers who noted the movement of objects in the sky.…

A FUN EXPERIMENT WITH COLLEAGUES Try this experiment. Choose a couple of colleagues and invite them to participate in an…

LAUGHTER IS STRONG MEDICINE FOR CLERGY Go ahead, take the risk and find some opportunities for a good belly laugh.…

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…