Over the next couple of weeks I want to share a short story I’ve written probing our sense of God’s…

Finally let us look at our spiritual health. It is easy to let the demands of the practice of ministry…

We didn’t enter this profession with the expectation of making a lot of money. At the same time, especially if…

A long time ago, I heard a Catholic author refer to the family as our domestic church. That has always…

We are going through a difficult time for clergy. There is clear evidence that the stress and demands of ministry…

OK, last week we spent time on ways to take your vocational health. Now I want to suggest it is…

Following lunch, immediately jot down any reflections that have occurred to you over this break. Next, even if you have…

Following your devotions, return to your workplace. If it is allowed, pour yourself some coffee or cold drink. If that…

You have now arrived at the church, found the library, and set up your work space. You probably should have…

At least once every five years, I think it is important to pause and check one’s vocational pulse. You need…

We can get so busy responding to the many legitimate demands of ministry that we don’t pause to breathe. Somewhere…

One of the areas in which I have found satisfaction in retirement is that of consciously reaching out in supportive…

After you have spent some time cleansing yourself of accumulated cynicism and healing the wounds of the past, it is…

Yesterday I suggested that you review your career from the perspective of your retirement and name some of the more…

Over the years of a long professional career, it is easy to build up a crust of protective cynicism. In…

As you seek to discern where God is calling you in your retirement phase, I would offer you some possible…

Yesterday you examined in written form how God had initially called you to ministry and noted any clues in that…

Reflect back on how you discerned God’s call that started you on the journey towards ministry. It is different for…

There seem to be two initial responses as one enters retirement after a long career as a pastor. For some,…

I have now experienced about four years of retirement from being pastor of a church. Near the time that I…