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- July 5, 2023
AFTER REFRESHMENTS OK, you have played the first phase as described in the previous blog, and you have taken time…
- June 30, 2023
_______ PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Because we are people of the Book, it is good to call on Scripture as…
- June 28, 2023
IS JESUS BEING REALISTIC? Jesus has been traveling across Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, “The time…
- June 23, 2023
THANKSGIVING FOR THE FUTURE In Psalm 138, we reflect on the power of thanksgiving as it reminds us of God’s faithfulness…
, - June 21, 2023
YOUR PRIVATE LAMENT What I offer you here are guidelines to exercise the healing power of lament. Take some time…
, - June 16, 2023
MEETING WITH YOUR RESPECTIVE LEADERSHIP Explain to your leadership how you have arrived at this area of interest. (In mycase,…
- June 14, 2023
CONFESSING SINS OF DISGUSTING NEIGHBORS MY NEIGHBOR IN THE BODY OF CHRIST What is my responsibility for my neighbor’s sins…
- June 7, 2023
Ten top Reasons to Refuse to Hear God's Call In the Reformed faith, we believe that all people have a…
- June 2, 2023
An Enemy Within the Church Almost every pastor has the experience of having some person or persons within the membership…
- May 31, 2023
An exercise in exploring White Privilege When Whites hear the term White Privilege, they usually have one of two reactions.…
, - May 31, 2023
Cost of Listening Most churches would agree that they value a pastor who can listen with sensitivity to people who…
- May 19, 2023
JUDICATORIES WHO CARE FOR CLERGY PREVENT THEOLOGICAL BURNOUT Most of the pastors in your judicatory have had at least three…
- May 17, 2023
MARRIED TO THE BODY OF CHRIST–part two The parable continues Abigail enthralled his adult class with her description of her…
, , , - May 12, 2023
PART ONE MARRIED TO THE BODY OF CHRIST Stephen McCutchan Part one David Benedict, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran church,…
- May 10, 2023
IS FORCE THE ANSWER TO THREAT? (This is an excerpt from “Hospitality for Alien Strangers,” to be published in the…
- May 5, 2023
PREVIEW OF NOVEL TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE FALL OF 2023 At the time, no one understood that what took…
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HEARING HUMOR HERE HELPS
March 29, 2024
NOW THAT IS FUNNY Learning the Basics of Subtle HumorLet’s be clear: The goal in adding some humor to your…
THE FUTURE OF DENOMINATIONS
March 27, 2024
THE FUTURE OF DENOMINATIONS I’d like to share some work I’d done on where denominations are headed.What will they look…
RACE AND PRIVILEGE
March 20, 2024
RACISM AND PRIVILEGE How does the Christian church respond to the systemic racism that plagues our society? How do we…
A CHURCH RESPONDING TO GUILT AND SHAME
March 13, 2024
A FRESH BEGINNING I think one of the paralyzing features of modern Christianity in addressing racism is its inability to…
GOD’S DEFEAT OF RACISM
March 8, 2024
GOD IS NOT DEFEATED BY RACISM What we discover with the cross is that God is not only not defeated…
SAVED TO COMMUNITY
March 6, 2024
SAVED TO COMMUNITY In God’s economy, we are saved to community. We not only need to confess, but we need…
TRUSTING IN GOD
March 1, 2024
As Christians, we are invited to trust in the creative power of God who not only is not defeated by…
The Church Transformed
February 28, 2024
INTRODUCTION My purpose is to provide a pastor and the church leadership in Caucasian churches with a step-by-step plan for…
Excerpt From Hospitality for Alien Strangers
February 23, 2024
Excerpt from recently published “Hospitality for Alien Strangers” As Derek left, he took a short walk through the city park.…
Our Future as a Christian Church
February 21, 2024
I think the Christian church is experiencing Phyllis Tickle’s 500-year reformation theory, and therefore we need some in-depth reflections on…