Category: Clergy

  • September 9, 2009
    Most churches do not choose to be harmful to the pastor's family life. As a body they would probably agree…
  • September 8, 2009
    One of the popular topics for clergy these days is the issue of boundaries. There are a number of areas…
  • September 4, 2009
    One of the trickier aspects of this whole issue of forgiveness is learning how to forgive yourself. On two previous…
  • September 3, 2009
    I know that at first glance it seems like almost heresy to consider forgiving God. However, we need to remember…
  • September 2, 2009
    We talk alot about forgiveness in the church. Usually we focus those comments on our need to forgive someone who…
  • August 31, 2009
    A very wise friend of mine said to me about a year before my retirement, "You need to decide what…
  • August 28, 2009
    Recently I was at a retirement banquet for one of my best friends. Sitting next to me was another retired…
  • August 25, 2009
    Sometimes I think we fail to take seriously that the Infinite mystery of this universe has chosen to provide us…
  • August 24, 2009
    Every once in awhile, I think it is good to pause long enough to check your pulse in ministry. We…
  • August 21, 2009
    One of the gifts of the psalms is that they give us permission to pray that which otherwise we might…