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- September 6, 2010
If you are fortunate, you won't have any obligations on this labor day and will spend it relaxing with loved…
- September 3, 2010
Today is my anniversary of 44 years of marriage. As I approach 70 years of age, next February, and consider…
, - September 2, 2010
Let's explore the financial reality with respect to clergy, and others as well, from a theological perspective. Throughout the biblical…
, - September 1, 2010
Yesterday we spoke of the private emotions that affected our spending patterns. Today I want to speak of emotions on…
, - August 31, 2010
Yesterday we spoke of creating a financial diary for a month to raise awareness of where the small change goes.…
, - August 30, 2010
Many years ago I read an article by a group called "Smoke Enders." The first step that they recommended was…
, - August 27, 2010
One of the difficulties in helping congregations do a better job of caring for their pastors is that there is…
, - August 26, 2010
As part of Presbytery’s support of our pastor’s spiritual journey, we can build on Scripture’s declaration that each of us…
, , - August 20, 2010
As we wind down the summer and before we get fully into the pressures of the fall, I want to…
- August 19, 2010
While I was driving in Montana during this vacation, I saw this large bill board that carried the following message:…
- August 18, 2010
I'm back from a wonderful two week vacation in Glacier, Yellowstone, and the Tetons with my wife and 13 year…
, - July 30, 2010
I will be away for two weeks. My wife and I are taking a two week trip with our 13…
- July 29, 2010
8. In a world that only listens to others make music; the church invites us to sing together as a…
- July 28, 2010
10. Once when I was sick the church didn’t visit me, so I’m not going to visit them. 9. The…
- July 27, 2010
This whole issue of sin in a congregation is a little confused. Think about how different the expectation with respect…
- July 26, 2010
I'm not very technologically sophisticated and I have never twittered. I understand that to twitter you must compose your message…