Category: Emotional Health

  • June 6, 2011
    Let me propose a simple way to work with some trusted colleagues and get a measure of your congregations that…
  • May 11, 2011
    Here is a brief, simple exercise that can pay good benefits in several ways. Stick a couple of three by…
  • April 20, 2011
    When someone jabs at you, it is important to know how to respond in a way that preserves your dignity…
  • December 10, 2010
    It is a current criticism of the contemporary church that there is very little prophetic preaching occurring in our churches.…
  • December 9, 2010
    The pressure to prepare a sermon is so relentless that it often robs us of the time to do some…
  • December 8, 2010
    Yesterday I suggested that you schedule some planning time to identify some major directions in your preaching schedule. Today, I…
  • December 7, 2010
    Few lay people understand the emotional pressure of the weekly sermon. If you feel a sermon went badly, it puts…
  • December 1, 2010
    I have been receiving help on my development of comedy from Judy Carter who wrote the Comedy Bible. Recently she…
  • October 18, 2010
    OK, last week we spent time on ways to take your vocational health. Now I want to suggest it is…
  • September 3, 2010
    Today is my anniversary of 44 years of marriage. As I approach 70 years of age, next February, and consider…