THE COST OF LISTENING  Most churches would agree that they value a pastor who can listen with sensitivity to people…

A POWERFUL GIFT One of the most powerful gifts that a congregation can experience is the power of genuine hospitality.…

YOU’VE READ THE ARTICLES How many articles have you read lately either reporting on the decline in church attendance or…

WE HAVE A STORY TO TELL HELP ME SHARE MATERIAL ON BUILDING A HEALTHY CLERGY WITH HEALTHY CHURCHES. BEGIN BY…

YOU CAN HELP ME HELP YOU As you know, I’ve been writing a series of books and booklets mostly focused…

The Mission Stationt We live in a spiritually hungry, institutionally untrusting age. Millions of people claim to be spiritually focused,…

what do you expect In my novel, A STAR AND A TEAR, there is a description of the challenge of…

OK, THE STRESS OF ALL THE CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES IS OVER. IT’S TIME TO HAVE SOME FUN WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES. Mashables…

My wife of fifty-three years died on November 30th. My Advent was clearly a part of a “people who walked…

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…