I guess I should be grateful. If Adam had not acted like a pine tree with half its needles missing,…

I’ve been working on some short stories centered on Genesis 1-11. I want to share one with you. Recognizing all…

It is interesting how easily we avoid having spiritual conversations with our ordained colleagues. In attending to your own spirit,…

A good place to begin with the issue of the care of the pastor is to enlarge the conversation. It…

John Bright in his History of Israel made the comment that one of the beliefs that helped the Jews survive…

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

In preparation for the annual meeting ofThe Presbytery Pastoral Care Network, www.pastoralcarenetwork.org , I have been composing a Toolbox for…

Sometimes the researching and beginning writing of sermons can seem to be a lonely task. I would like to suggest…

After I shared the last set of punchy prayers, I started thinking about new ones. 1. Lord, I said, People…

Lord, I said I’ve done so much for this church, I’m burnt out. I haven’t reached that stage yet, God…

You can check yesterday’s blog for an explanation of the format. The fun is imagining what God’s response might be…

Steve Lindsley’s musings on what Jesus might twitter brought to mind a brief model of prayer I came upon in…

Let me continue to reflect with you on ways that a presbytery can contribute to the health of its clergy.…

Presbyteries have been through some very difficult times in recent years. The debate over sexuality is the most visible issue…

Recently I asked my staff to tell a story about something that happened to them in the ministry that, at…

My friend, Steve Lindsley, tried to imagine what it might look like if Jesus twittered. I don’t know much about…

Sometimes it’s hard not to cry but it is more healing if you can laugh. To find some humor in…

A new friend, Bill Christian, and I were discussing the healthy effect of laughter and how it can be an…

Plenty of studies have demonstrated that laughter is good for our health both physically and emotionally. One of the fun…

I am currently enduring a torn up house because we are sanding and polishing the floors in two of our…