Category: Clergy

  • March 18, 2009
    Dietrick Bonhoeffer spoke of the psalms as a school for prayer. It is interesting to take seriously that possibility in…
  • March 17, 2009
    While prayer is a central way that we might focus on loving God, another might be receiving God's gift of…
  • March 16, 2009
    In continuing to look at the Great Commandment as a perspective on clergy self-care, I want to focus on Loving…
  • March 13, 2009
    One final note on the Sabbath and clergy care. In the Genesis story God reviews each stage of the creation…
  • March 12, 2009
    One of the powerful impacts of the Sabbath is that it interrupts the flow of whatever drives you in life…
  • March 11, 2009
    In the explanation of the Sabbath Commandment, one aspect that is often overlooked is the instruction that a person is…
  • March 10, 2009
    We need to look at the management of our time in several dimensions. Let us begin with work or productivity.…
  • March 9, 2009
    It is common wisdom that one of the biggest barriers to clergy taking care of themselves is the attitude of…
  • March 5, 2009
    We live in a very busy world and most people are so intent on their various destinations that they don't…
  • March 4, 2009
    There are many ways that pastors and educators show love for their neighbors in the congregation. Much of your work…