My Mother’s Heart Written in loving memory of Sandra McCutchan by her daughter, Sonia Quinonez My mother’s heart nurtured a…

Success obsessed society In a success obsessed society, it is worth remembering that God’s call can not always be measured…

Continuing our reflections on Despair In a previous blog, I spoke of the confessions of Jeremiah as useful sources of…

Continued from previous blog Posted on January 28, 2010 | Leave a comment | Edit Confessions of Jeremiah In reflecting on this state of despair…

When things are going well and there is a general atmosphere of optimism, we can grow slack on our theological…

SEXUAL SCANDAL PLAGUES THE CHURCH It happened again. A descent pastor with multiple gifts destroys his promising ministry by having…

WORDS CREATE WORLDS In Walter Brueggemann’s Israel’s Praise, he develops the idea that words create worlds. It is not the objective experiences…

GOOD CLERGY RIDE ROLLER COASTERS Emotional Roller Coaster If you want to know why you sometimes feel overwhelmed and exhausted,…

EVERYONE CAN OFFER THIS GIFT Posted on March 19, 2010 | Leave a comment | Edit One of the most powerful gifts that a congregation…

The Church As Called Versus Gathered People If I said to you, “Let’s go to church next Sunday,” what would…

Last blog we talked about the temptation of self-indulgent actions that we use when we are dispirited. The indulgences can…

Overworked & Underappreciated A common theme among clergy is how many hours they put in. It is not uncommon to…

Judicatory care of clergy Offer occasional mental health retreatsOffer pre-retirement seminar at 55 and extra counseling at 60 to prevent…

A POWERFUL GIFT Posted on March 19, 2010 | Leave a comment | Edit One of the most powerful gifts that a congregation can experience…

Five ways to obey Jesus’ new commandment to his disciples. John 13:34: “I give you a new commandment, that you…

Posted on May 24, 2017 | 1 Comment | Edit Mashables One of the fun strategies in comedy is called mashables. You take two different…

PRAYER PARTNERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA START WITH THREE FRIENDS For this experience, I would invite you to choose three clergy…

Many early church theologians asserted that there is no salvation outside the church. An increasing number of citizens in our…

God’s Call to the Community of Churches Try viewing the future of the church from the perspective of God’s call.…

An Environmental Church As Christians, we believe that this is God’s world and we have been placed in the world…