Yesterday we talked about utilizing those slivers of time that frequently happen during your day to compose some scrawled notes.…

If you want to combat acedia at any phase of your life or want to explore the future as you…

I found a combination of some spiritual disciplines and paying attention to some unexpected experiences in life helped me listen…

Yesterday I spoke of the temptation to acedia that can accompany your final years of active ministry. I mentioned that…

I’ve talked to several pastors lately who are entering the final decade of their active ministry. Some of them use…

I’ve been reading Acedia and Me by Kathleen Norris. Actually I’ve been listening to it as I make this commute…

Continuing to look at how the session can support the pastor in nurturing his or her spiritual life, let us…

To a lay person, it might seem strange to suggest that a clergy needs to be encouraged to build in…

As mentioned yesterday, when we speak of clergy self-care, most people tend to focus on the personal physical and emotional…

A major contribution that a governing body can make in support of the pastors of their churches is to take…

Another obstacle to caring for self among clergy is the fear of appearing that they are whining or asking people…

One factor that makes the whole area of clergy self-care so difficult is that it is often left up to…

There is a growing body of evidence that the complexity and stressful nature of the vocation of pastor is increasing.…

We have lost touch with the gift of a sabbath. Some rabbis have spoken of the Sabbath as a taste…

This week I begin a brief interim assignment. When I retired I began thinking of ways that I could use…

I will be at the Presbyterian Writers’ Conference this week, so I probably will not be doing a lot of…

I mentioned earlier this week about the pastor who thought that some people were feeling a sense of shame at…

In a blog several months ago I spoke of clergy paying attention to boundaries. In that blog, I suggested that…

In an age when people want to be “spiritual but not religious,” those who are willing to commit to a…

I fear that the fallout from the media coverage of the sexual scandals in the Roman Catholic Church has major…