- January 4, 2013Consider some basic assumptions. One that God is real, personally involved in this world, and has called you to ministry.…
- January 2, 2013Allow your imagination to dream about the ideal faith journey for your congregation through this Lent-Easter season before you get…
- December 14, 2012In recent blogs I've tried to identify some dimensions of ministry that can cause pastors to feel like hypocrites. Sometimes…
- December 12, 2012I think I have shared an earlier version of this exercise before, but here is an updated version. An Examination…
- December 7, 2012In the last blog, I asked you to name some of your own hypocrisies. I suggested you try to identify…
- December 5, 2012The first step in following the Hypocritic Oath for Pastors, is to name some of the times when we are…
- December 3, 2012I once saw a sign outside of a church that read: "The church is full of hypocrites; You too are…
- November 30, 2012While it is understandable that we will have periods of anger and doubt, as expressed in Psalm 22, it is…
- November 28, 2012Psalm 22 provides a biblical template for responding to the emotionally stressful atmosphere around us in a spiritually healthy way.…
- November 26, 2012We have just passed through the season of Thanksgiving. The power of praise and thanksgiving as an antibody to the…
