ITS TIME TO SHARE THE MESSAGE OF THE CHURCH TO OUR ANTI-INSTITUTIONAL WORLD     http://bit.ly/Salvinchurch GOD HASN’T WORKED THROUGH…

EXPECTATIONS CAN LIFT YOU UP The fourth week in Advent draws near. This year it is exactly two days before…

TAKE TIME TO LAUGH   God Laughs—Why Don’t You? introduces the art of humor as a healing antidote to the…

JOY DEFEATS EXHAUSTION By the third week in Advent, the pressure of events is beginning to wear you down. It…

OVERCOMING ISOLATION   DISCOVER A FUN WAY TO JOIN WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES.   A Company of Pastors offers a fresh…

PREPARING FOR 2ND SUNDAY The second Sunday in Advent focuses on John the Baptist and his focus on acting ethically…

A MOMENT OF TIME Pastors are always busy, especially during holy day seasons. Yet, however busy we are, we can…

Advent Expectations (1)   As a pastor, I’m fully aware that Advent is about expectations. Advent is a time of…

CONCLUSION OF FIVE PART STORY PART FIVE They pointed out the presence of the green men and women, though they…

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…