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- November 4, 2008
What is not recorded in the minutes of the Session meetings at Highland are the many ways in which the…
- November 3, 2008
Jesus challenged the religious tradition that tried to separate healing and worship when he healed on the Sabbath in the…
- October 31, 2008
Whether it was a mistaken understanding or not, there was concern when the Chrismon symbols were first introduced in 1971…
- October 30, 2008
Throughout Scripture, it was not merely the act of worship but the attitude with which people entered into worship which…
- October 29, 2008
First the biblical story that informs us. When Jesus was with the Samaritan woman at the well, she questioned him…
- October 28, 2008
But some of the seeds fall on good soil and their response is to produce the fruits of the Spirit…
- October 24, 2008
Baptism is no guarantee. While many were baptized in the early years at highland, not all stayed. Like with the…
- October 23, 2008
Baptism is the sign of God setting us apart for a special purpose. Presbyterians have a long tradition of the…
- October 22, 2008
From the beginning of humanity and continuing through the life of Israel and the disciples who provided the base of…
- October 21, 2008
We continue to exegete a congregation. From the beginning Highland planned for disobedience. In determining the size of the new…
- October 17, 2008
Highland, like Israel before them, has always had a problem with obedience. If indeed Israel wanted the pharaohs of this…
- October 16, 2008
Historically, on October 27,1949, a group of members of First Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem petitioned The Presbytery of Winston-Salem to…
- October 15, 2008
The center of all else that happens in the human relationship with God begins in worship. Without the act of…
- October 14, 2008
By reading its almost fifty years of history through the minutes of the Session, I am attempting to listen for…
- October 13, 2008
To exegete Scripture is to study a passage of Scripture with the intention of understanding and interpreting it. From a…
- October 10, 2008
When we have an active community of the faithful who continually seek to listen as they are addressed by Christ,…
Disciplines for Retirement (3)
September 5, 2012
I’m going to look at the same six areas of health that are used in the ToolBox, www.pastoralcarenetwork.org , but…
Disciplines for Retirement (2)
August 31, 2012
While I could just wander into this new phase of my life and see what happens, I don’t think that…
Disciplines for Retirement
August 29, 2012
I’m still working on how my new phase of retirement will be structured. Yes, I’ve now been retired for six…
Teaming With Your Clergy
August 27, 2012
A WEBINAR FOR CHURCH SESSIONS, PRESBYTERY COMMITTEES, AND PASTORS TEAMING WITH YOUR PASTOR A 75-minute Webinar featuring Stephen McCutchan Brought…
Perspective (12)
August 16, 2012
It is understandable if you have wondered where I was going with these last few blogs on death. For me,…
Perspective (11)
August 14, 2012
What does death look like, and what is my calling in the face of death? At its most basic, death…
Perspective (10)
August 10, 2012
The ground of my hope, as expressed in yesterday’s comments, leads me to believe that no condition of my life…
Perspective (9)
August 9, 2012
OK, as I consider this penultimate chapter in my life, I also need to consider the ultimate chapter — death.…
Perspective (8)
August 8, 2012
For those who may think its morbid to be so focused on the time before you die when you are…