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Rollo May was a very important influence in my early ministry. In one of his books, he analyzed the word…

Sometimes there is an uplift to simply taking time to consciously identify some of the many things for which you…

Yesterday we talked about expressing appreciation among colleagues. Today I want to call your attention to the way in which…

It is not unusual for a pastor to feel as if they are under appreciated. People may appreciate what they…

How does a congregation relate their faith to their relationship with their pastor? Too often, it seems to me, congregations…

Think about the stories you have read or those you know personally where a person has gotten themselves into deep…

Lots of people are feeling very insecure about their jobs these days. That’s true for ordained pastors as well. The…

Yesterday I suggested what it might sound like for a doctor to preach a sermon from his language of doctor…

We have a lot of people entering the ministry as a second career. In many ways this is good. They…

Consider the conditions for the birth of Christ or the birth of the Word of God. The Word of God…