CONSIDER USING FICTION AS A MEANS OF WRESTLING WITH REAL ISSUES THAT FACE THE CHURCH. clergy or lay people can…

THE SESSION LEADS Having discussed this together as a session and with the pastor, on a given Sunday an elder…

GATHERING AS A SPIRIT LED PRESBYTERY   I think it is important that we have experiences at our presbytery meetings…

excerpt 2 from “Is There Salvation in the Church?” to be published in May. Facing the Sinfulness of the Church…

AN EXCERPT FROM A NEW BOOKLET TO BE PUBLISHED IN mAY: “IS THERE SALVATION IN THE CHURCH?” HAS THE CHURCH…

  AN EVENING OF LAUGHTER Laughter can also have a positive effect within a congregation. People who share a good…

  Communicating God’s Love     The diversity of theological positions in any given church or denomination presents a challenge…

HOW DO THEY SPEAK IN HEAVEN?   I am struck with the fact that the language of heaven reflected in the…

Loving God   “’You should love the Lord your God with all of your heart, and with all your soul,…

HOW DOES THE CHURCH SAVE US? If Jesus saves us from our sins and it is clear that we continue…

GIVING ADVICE TO GOD Have you ever wanted to help correct God’s errors? I know. I know. God doesn’t make…

MYTH OF PERFECTION No one who has been called by God believes that ridiculous myth that because you are a…

HAVING A WORD WITH GOD. START WITH THREE FRIENDS For this experience, I would invite you to choose three clergy…

  Audacious Faith in a Persistent God The audacious affirmation That Christ is born, That all eternity finds expression In…

As you approach Palm/Passion Sunday, consider the journey of the Body of Christ as reflected in Jesus journey. THE BODY…

FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT   We are nearing the end of Lent. Have you been so busy with church events…

Try to imagine the Christian church where denominations have disappeared

YOU CAN WRITE A STORY I want to invite you to explore various aspects of ministry and your spiritual life…

I’m at a  AWP writer’s conference this week in Tampa Florida. Being around so many writers reminds me of the…

STANDING IN THE BREACH I think one of the challenges of being a pastor is that you are called to…