- July 27, 2022HOW TO LISTEN The problem with our ideological splits today is that we have lost the capacity to listen to…
- March 7, 2018STANDING IN THE BREACH I think one of the challenges of being a pastor is that you are called to…
- February 9, 2018The Tension between Fear of Death and Hope of Faith In Hebrews 13:5, we read: “Keep your lives free…
- October 20, 2017WHEN THINGS FALL APART One recent broadcast suggested there had been more than 250 cases of mass violence in 2017.…
- December 11, 2015DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING In the past two blogs, I've offered a creative way to engage complaints both among clergy and with…
- December 9, 2015LEARNING TO PLAY What if you could engage the members of your congregation in thinking creatively about the complaints that…
- December 4, 2015NAMING THE COMPLAINTS Have you heard a lot of complaints, lately? Whether you are a part of a presbytery staff…
- September 9, 2015WE ARE MORE THAN CLERGY Recently my wife joined a local congregation,and someone asked me if I were going to…
- August 19, 2015INVITATION TO PLAY In the last several blogs, I have offered you a way that you can engage your congregation…
- August 14, 2015HEALTHY CHURCH CONFLICT The focus of this interchange with the congregation is how Christians can be involved in healthy conflict.…
