Taking my own advice, I’m taking a few days off to visit my daughter.

I’m not sure whether there is any comfort in the fact that the struggles that clergy are experiencing are not…

Another version of depression is seasonal. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that affects a person…

I’m sure it must be true for others as well, but clergy can easily experience a large measure of guilt…

Studies indicate a rise in depression among clergy. The first things for a judicatory or congregation to recognize are the…

Yesterday may have been a little grandiose in looking at our temptations. Today, still remembering the temptations that Jesus experienced…

Previously I suggested that you look at the temptation story in Matthew 4:1-11. The context is that it proceeds immediately…

Yesterday we spoke of recalling the story of your call. I cannot emphasize enough how important that is. As Israel…

As we mentioned last week, the very nature of our profession involves the pressure to compromise our calling. You are…

There are some theological themes that a pastor needs to examine if s/he is going to live with integrity in…

One sentence in the MacDonald article cited yesterday sums up the challenge. “Pastors are constantly forced to choose, as they…

Jeffery MacDonald, in an op-ed piece in the August 07 issue of the N.Y Times, speaks of the cultural change…

If you are fortunate, you won’t have any obligations on this labor day and will spend it relaxing with loved…

Today is my anniversary of 44 years of marriage. As I approach 70 years of age, next February, and consider…

Let’s explore the financial reality with respect to clergy, and others as well, from a theological perspective. Throughout the biblical…

Yesterday we spoke of the private emotions that affected our spending patterns. Today I want to speak of emotions on…

Yesterday we spoke of creating a financial diary for a month to raise awareness of where the small change goes.…

Many years ago I read an article by a group called “Smoke Enders.” The first step that they recommended was…

One of the difficulties in helping congregations do a better job of caring for their pastors is that there is…

As part of Presbytery’s support of our pastor’s spiritual journey, we can build on Scripture’s declaration that each of us…