Category: Emotional Health

  • September 30, 2013
    YOU ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE As has been mentioned in previous posts, most observers of the health of clergy…

  • September 27, 2013
    ALONE IN THE CROWD How does a pastor cope with the features of his or her profession that contribute to…

  • September 2, 2013
    Being Christian About Clergy Killers OK, let's get practical. If there are people who are intent on attacking the pastor…

  • August 19, 2013
    We are a Community of Faith One of the cultural assumptions often accepted by a congregation is that the pastor…

  • August 16, 2013
    Whining Doesn't Help As pastors, all of us experience insults and behavior that causes us personal pain. I know from…

  • August 5, 2013
    An Enemy Within the Church Almost every pastor has the experience of having some person or persons within the membership…

  • July 5, 2013
    Humor helps us cleanse ourselves & gain perspective I realize that preachers have the reputation for being self-righteous and judgmental.…

  • July 3, 2013
    There are times it helps to consider that what is happening may reflect God’s sense of humor. God, if you…

  • July 1, 2013
    Let me suggest several ways in which humor can be part of our souls journey. First, we can help ourselves…

  • June 28, 2013
    Our soul is healthiest when it includes a good dose of humor. As was mentioned in the last blog, if…