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- October 8, 2010
One of the areas in which I have found satisfaction in retirement is that of consciously reaching out in supportive…
, - October 7, 2010
After you have spent some time cleansing yourself of accumulated cynicism and healing the wounds of the past, it is…
, - October 6, 2010
Yesterday I suggested that you review your career from the perspective of your retirement and name some of the more…
, - October 5, 2010
Over the years of a long professional career, it is easy to build up a crust of protective cynicism. In…
, - October 4, 2010
As you seek to discern where God is calling you in your retirement phase, I would offer you some possible…
, - October 1, 2010
Yesterday you examined in written form how God had initially called you to ministry and noted any clues in that…
, - September 30, 2010
Reflect back on how you discerned God's call that started you on the journey towards ministry. It is different for…
, - September 29, 2010
There seem to be two initial responses as one enters retirement after a long career as a pastor. For some,…
, - September 28, 2010
I have now experienced about four years of retirement from being pastor of a church. Near the time that I…
, - September 24, 2010
Taking my own advice, I'm taking a few days off to visit my daughter.
- September 23, 2010
I'm not sure whether there is any comfort in the fact that the struggles that clergy are experiencing are not…
, - September 22, 2010
Another version of depression is seasonal. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that affects a person…
, - September 21, 2010
I'm sure it must be true for others as well, but clergy can easily experience a large measure of guilt…
, - September 20, 2010
Studies indicate a rise in depression among clergy. The first things for a judicatory or congregation to recognize are the…
, - September 16, 2010
Yesterday may have been a little grandiose in looking at our temptations. Today, still remembering the temptations that Jesus experienced…
, - September 15, 2010
Previously I suggested that you look at the temptation story in Matthew 4:1-11. The context is that it proceeds immediately…
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Denominational Staff: Showing Apprecition
May 2, 2014
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Denominational Staff: Reflecting on Your Call
April 30, 2014
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Denominational Staff–taking care of spiritual life
April 28, 2014
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A Presbytery Celebration Litany
April 23, 2014
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CONGREGATIONAL CELEBRATION OF SPECIALIZED MINISTRIES
April 21, 2014
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