The nation tries to sort out the consequences of the recent election results just as the church enters a new…

BEYOND THE NORMAL BLOG Usually you will find this blog addressing practical suggestions for how to help clergy stay sane…

THANKSGIVING FOR THE FUTURE   In Psalm 138, we reflect on the power of thanksgiving as it reminds us of God’s…

ANTICIPATION As we approach the week of Thanksgiving, I want to propose an experiment in shaping an attitude of gratitude…

I am writing to ask for your support in getting my recent novel published through an Amazon program known as…

THE TRUTH ABOUT CHURCH Consider what is happening in our society. In recent years, almost every major institution in our…

Brief Spiritual/Emotional exercise DOCTRINE, DOCTRINE, WHERE IS THE DOCTRINE Here is a brief, simple exercise that can pay good benefits…

PRAYERS THAT CAUSE YOU TO LAUGH My original inspiration for this form of prayer came from the writings of Henry…

Parables and Your Spiritual Life Lots of people try to play God in this world, but what if you could…

Remembering the Interim We have been developing a series of blogs on a unique gift that the interim can offer…

AN INTERIM PASTOR’S SPECIAL GIFT A TIME OF TRANSITION Every church experiences a time when the previous pastor leaves and…

CALLED BY GOD AND HIRED BY A CONGREGATION Pastors sense God’s call in their lives and then choose to prepare…

IT HELPS TO LAUGH On my website, www.smccutchan.com ,you will find God Laughs–Why Don’t You? : Making Use of Humor in…

BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT FUN Because of our schedules, we have to be intentional about finding time to be with someone…

YOU ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE As has been mentioned in previous posts, most observers of the health of clergy…

ALONE IN THE CROWD How does a pastor cope with the features of his or her profession that contribute to…

LOVE ADVICE COLUMN Recently I found myself reading a Dear Abby advice column and began to wonder how this might…

THE POWER OF APPRECIATION   Most human beings hunger for signs that people appreciate them and what they do. I…

HOW TO ENRICH CLERGY FRIENDS   Studies confirm what clergy know that loneliness is one of the realities of ministry.…

A progressive Feast in Parabolic storytelling wants your name attached to a story that will lift people’s spirits and cause…