- February 15, 2011Yesterday I shared the ideas from Laurence Schmidt newsletter that emphasized the value of some simple breathing exercises. In that…
- February 14, 2011The following is taken from the excellent newsletter put out by the Laurence Schmidt Center www.veralloyd.org which is worth subscribing…
- January 25, 2011Taken from the ECLA Board of Pensions' website which has excellent suggestions in a variety of ways to nurture your…
- December 9, 2010The pressure to prepare a sermon is so relentless that it often robs us of the time to do some…
- December 8, 2010Yesterday I suggested that you schedule some planning time to identify some major directions in your preaching schedule. Today, I…
- December 7, 2010Few lay people understand the emotional pressure of the weekly sermon. If you feel a sermon went badly, it puts…
- October 19, 2010We are going through a difficult time for clergy. There is clear evidence that the stress and demands of ministry…
- September 23, 2010I'm not sure whether there is any comfort in the fact that the struggles that clergy are experiencing are not…
- September 22, 2010Another version of depression is seasonal. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that affects a person…
- September 21, 2010I'm sure it must be true for others as well, but clergy can easily experience a large measure of guilt…
