PART FOUR OF FIVE–LOOK FOR DEEP THEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE!!!   PART FOUR “So how do you become a Christian?” one of…

PART THREE OF A FIVE-PART STORY PART THREE The excitement of this strange arrival was too much for Jane.  She…

I’M SHARING THIS FIVE PART SHORT STORY WHILE I’M AWAY VISITING JORDAN AND ISRAEL PART TWO Jane and Dick sat…

WHILE I’M GONE TO ISRAEL FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY A FIVE-PART SERIAL THAT I…

Emotional Roller Coaster If you want to know why you sometimes feel overwhelmed and exhausted, take a moment to reflect…

Being Too Reasonable & Compassionate Are there times that you get tired of being reasonable and sensitive to the other…

This is excerpted from the soon to be published Clergy Emotional Health. CAREGIVERS ARE HUMANS Recently we have experienced two major…

STILL TIME TO ORDER CLERGY FAMILY HEALTH BEFORE THE PRICE GOES UP.   IF YOU ARE PART OF A CLERGY FAMILY, THIS…

YOU HAVE A GIFT TO GIVE Too often we are concerned about the health of the church but wait for…

The Biggest Lie If you were to suggest the biggest lie that churches tell, what would it be? Knowing what…

THIS IS OUR JUDICATORY Take a presbytery directory that includes ordained pastors, commissioned ruling elders( or their equivalent in your…

CONTINUING TO REFLECT ON THE FUTURE OF DENOMINATIONS. One Future for Denominations In reading Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat…

i posted this in 2006 but some of the same questions are part of our current context. Posted on September 16,…

I’m in New York City this week at Union Theological Seminary. I have returned to celebrate with my classmates the…

OWNING YOUR GRIEF AS A PASTOR As you stand before your congregation on a Sunday morning, how frequently do you…

YOU ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE Because we are the spiritual leaders of a faith that emphasizes relationships above all…

A SLIGHTLY SATIRICAL PARABLE   She walked into the bar where she saw Carl, her daughter’s boyfriend, drinking with his buddies.…

GOD’S CALL YOUR CARE If you are clergy, be a good steward of the body God gave you. If you…

What is the Impact All professions have their impact on the families of the person in that profession. You could…

Evaluation of your Emotional Health   Ministry is stressful, with lots of ups and downs. Paying attention to your emotional…