Pick out five biblical characters, at least two from the Hebrew Scriptures and do not choose Jesus but some others…

Yesterday we spoke of eschatology or viewing things from the perspective of how it will all end. I used the…

Yesterday I asked you to think about whether you thought God had a purpose for creation and whether you believed…

If, as I said yesterday, spirituality is based on the assumption that God’s Spirit is actively and purposely involved in…

Someone recently asked me for a definition of spirituality. Here is what I came up with. Spirituality is the belief…

I remember reading a book in college that suggested that the Greek civilization came up to the brink of a…

You probably noticed that in sketching out these experiences, I did not begin with the first petition, “Hallowed be thy…

For the fourth experience of living the Lord’s Prayer, I call your attention to the part of the prayer that…

For your third week of living the Lord’s Prayer, I offer you the petition, “Forgive us our debts as we…

For the second experience based on the Lord’s Prayer, I would suggest the petition “Give us this day our daily…

Today and in the week following thanksgiving, I want to suggest a series of experiences for a busy pastor based…

The fourth week in Advent draws near. This year it is exactly one week before Christmas. The schedule is difficult…

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

The second Sunday in Advent focuses on John the Baptist and his focus on acting ethically as a way to…

Pastors are always busy, especially during holy day seasons. Yet, however busy we are, we can always take some slot…

As a pastor, I’m fully aware that Advent is about expectations. Advent is a time of waiting for something important…

Inform the presbytery meeting that we will be reflecting together on how God as gifted us together as the Body…

This can be done either by members of the presbytery staff or by members of the council of presbytery. It…

Having discussed this together as a session and with the pastor, on a given Sunday an elder will be invited…

I think it is important that we have experiences at our presbytery meetings that remind us of the spiritual dimensions…