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- March 20, 2009
As I continue to explore how we practice the love of God, I am struck with the fact that the…
- March 18, 2009
Dietrick Bonhoeffer spoke of the psalms as a school for prayer. It is interesting to take seriously that possibility in…
- March 17, 2009
While prayer is a central way that we might focus on loving God, another might be receiving God's gift of…
- March 16, 2009
In continuing to look at the Great Commandment as a perspective on clergy self-care, I want to focus on Loving…
- March 13, 2009
One final note on the Sabbath and clergy care. In the Genesis story God reviews each stage of the creation…
- March 12, 2009
One of the powerful impacts of the Sabbath is that it interrupts the flow of whatever drives you in life…
, - March 11, 2009
In the explanation of the Sabbath Commandment, one aspect that is often overlooked is the instruction that a person is…
- March 10, 2009
We need to look at the management of our time in several dimensions. Let us begin with work or productivity.…
- March 9, 2009
It is common wisdom that one of the biggest barriers to clergy taking care of themselves is the attitude of…
- March 5, 2009
We live in a very busy world and most people are so intent on their various destinations that they don't…
- March 4, 2009
There are many ways that pastors and educators show love for their neighbors in the congregation. Much of your work…
, - March 3, 2009
Sometimes I think we take ourselves so seriously that we forget that some types of self-indulgement can be an appropriate…
, - March 2, 2009
Over the next several days, I want to suggest a couple of samples of how pastors and educators might live…
- February 27, 2009
Presbyterians Todayreported in their March issue a startling study of the changing weight of pastors. In the past 17 years,…
, - February 26, 2009
We are working on a clergy appreciation event that I think could have good dividends for others as well. Each…
, - February 25, 2009
If we are to model our ministry after that of Jesus, perhaps it is importnt to recall some incidents in…
Hypocritic Oath for Pastors (3)
December 7, 2012
In the last blog, I asked you to name some of your own hypocrisies. I suggested you try to identify…
Hypocritic Oath for Pastors (2)
December 5, 2012
The first step in following the Hypocritic Oath for Pastors, is to name some of the times when we are…
Hypocritial Oath for Pastors
December 3, 2012
I once saw a sign outside of a church that read: “The church is full of hypocrites; You too are…
Antibody #9
November 30, 2012
While it is understandable that we will have periods of anger and doubt, as expressed in Psalm 22, it is…
Antibody #8
November 28, 2012
Psalm 22 provides a biblical template for responding to the emotionally stressful atmosphere around us in a spiritually healthy way.…
Antibody #7
November 26, 2012
We have just passed through the season of Thanksgiving. The power of praise and thanksgiving as an antibody to the…
Antibody #6
November 21, 2012
In my last blog, I spoke of the importance of naming your feelings and begin to place your emotional experience…
Antibody #5
November 19, 2012
When you have had a traumatic experience, or sympathetically shared in the trauma of another person, the feelings can be…
Antibody #4
November 16, 2012
A key antibody that resists the toxic atmosphere in which we must live is the maintenance of a sense of…
Antibody #3
November 14, 2012
A third part of developing your antibodies, is developing some clarity as to the limits of your ministry. The integrity…