Category: Emotional Health

  • March 24, 2017
    OVERCOMING MOMENTS OF LONELINESS Reflect on your moments of loneliness in the midst of an overcommitted, stressful life? You lead…

  • February 8, 2017
    PEOPLE ARE SPYING ON YOU Let’s face it, people are watching you all the time. Not only that but they…

  • January 27, 2017
    CALLS IN TENSION A major component of a pastor’s grief is the disconnect between the ideals of faith shaped by…

  • January 25, 2017
    A Pastor’s Grief    As you stand before your congregation on a Sunday morning, how frequently do you gaze out…

  • January 18, 2017
    Continued from last week. The five steps toward healing are: Recognizing, Reflection, Ritualization, Reconnecting, and Reorientation. See the previous blog…

  • January 13, 2017
    YOU KNOW TOO MUCH/SEE TOO MUCH In addition to helping others cope with their experiences of grief, pastors continually experience…

  • January 4, 2017
    HERE IS YOUR GIFT I think I can offer you a gift that can both extend your life and increase your…

  • November 18, 2016
    ANTICIPATION As we approach the week of Thanksgiving, I want to propose an experiment in shaping an attitude of gratitude…

  • October 19, 2016
    IT HELPS TO LAUGH On my website, www.smccutchan.com ,you will find God Laughs–Why Don’t You? : Making Use of Humor in…

  • October 14, 2016
    BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT FUN Because of our schedules, we have to be intentional about finding time to be with someone…