Category: Clergy

  • August 3, 2012
    Let me provide for you a rather dramatic situation that I think helps clarify the issue of vocation for a…
  • August 2, 2012
    I speak of this phase of learning how to appreciate each moment and cutting back on my "driveness" as part…
  • August 1, 2012
    As I've evaluated my life in preparation for this next phase, I've noticed how time and objective driven I've been…
  • July 31, 2012
    Once you face the reality that you have only a limited number of years left here on earth, and because…
  • July 30, 2012
    In a little less than a year, I'm going to move to a new home. After 30 years in Winston-Salem,…
  • July 27, 2012
    A major contribution to the loneliness experienced by a pastor is a strong feeling of guilt associated with the tension…
  • July 26, 2012
    Psalm 111 is an excellent framework for celebrating the ministries of a church. The example below identifies particular people who…
  • July 25, 2012
    Liturgy is the work of the people lifted up in praise to God. Occasionally it is good to lift up…
  • July 24, 2012
    In some ways, the better pastor you are, the more you may feel a sense of loneliness. The problem is…
  • July 23, 2012
    A pastor's sense of loneliness