David Runk of CSS PUB has made available a free download of my lectionary devotional for Year C during pastor’s appreciation…

  Whining Doesn’t Help As pastors, all of us experience insults and behavior that causes us personal pain. I know…

HEALTHY CLERGY There is a lot of scary news about declining churches, splitting churches, scandals in churches, bankrupt churches, and…

What if a half-hour of your time could Fulfill a dream of being a writer. Provide you exposure to those…

BEING CREATIVE WITH CRISIS There is a creative way to move beyond crisis and regain your power to make choices…

THE BIG PICTURE Have you ever hit your thumb with a hammer or hit your head on an overhang? If…

An Enemy Within the Church Almost every pastor has the experience of having some person or persons within the membership…

START WITH THREE FRIENDS For this experience, I would invite you to choose three clergy friends. I think your enjoyment…

A tribute to Labor Day A teaser for the Presbyterian Writers Guild three phase writing contest.  To be sung by…

WE ARE MORE THAN CLERGY Recently my wife joined a local congregation,and someone asked me if I were going to…

THROUGH MODERN TECHNOLOGY In my previous blog, I suggested that one of the biggest lies we tell the world is…

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

THEOLOGY AND CHURCHES DON’T ALWAYS MESH In the last blog, I explained how churches can become engaged in truthiness or…

TRUTHINESS Some lies are so tempting. They are what Stephen Colbert calls truthiness. You want it to be true and…

REVEAL YOUR HIDDEN WRITER The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) www.presbyterianwritersguild.org invites you to explore your creativity by submitting an opening…

INVITATION TO PLAY In the last several blogs, I have offered you a way that you can engage your congregation…

HEALTHY CHURCH CONFLICT The focus of this interchange with the congregation is how Christians can be involved in healthy conflict.…

DENOMINATIONS AND ISSUES You have been guiding your congregation through a discussion of conflict in the church and its historical…

  LET’S LOOK AT PRESBYTERIANS This is the second stage of guiding your congregation about how to respond to conflict…

Church Conflict – You Be the Judge   Begin an email contact with your membership by engaging them in an…