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- August 17, 2022
Urk. Alled When God Calls Moses I m-m-ay not b-be a great preacher, but no one can say I’m not…
- August 12, 2022
AFTER REFRESHMENTS OK, you have played the first phase as described in the previous blog, and you have taken time…
- August 10, 2022
PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Because we are people of the Book, it is good to call on Scripture as we…
- August 5, 2022
MINISTRY IS NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART Clergy are called to proclaim a Gospel that challenges many cultural…
- August 3, 2022
TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
, , - July 29, 2022
GOD IS NOT DEFEATED BY RACISM What we discover with the cross is that God is not only not defeated…
- July 27, 2022
HOW TO LISTEN The problem with our ideological splits today is that we have lost the capacity to listen to…
, , - July 23, 2022
BEING CALLED TO THE MINISTRY I was asked recently what advice I would give about the ministry to a 20…
- July 20, 2022
Ten Things I’d Like to See in a Church Think about the church that you’d like to serve. What are…
- July 15, 2022
S BEING CREATIVE There is a creative way to move beyond crisis and regain your power to make choices as…
- July 13, 2022
Ways Healthy Clergy are like Rubber Bands Recently studies of clergy health like the Duke Clergy Health study have emphasized…
, - July 8, 2022
A HORRIBLE PLANNER Was God a horrible planner and made a critical mistake in choosing a “no people to be…
- July 6, 2022
HERE IS A LINK FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN MAKING A CREATIVE WITNESS https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aq75QccEdNd_hJQ994Fttz88uZ49rA?e=r5NrE4 IF IT INTRIGUES…
- July 6, 2022
WHAT IS TRUTH (part 2) As mentioned in the previous blog, Pilate asks in John 18:38, “What is Truth?” and…
- July 1, 2022
WHAT IS TRUTH? Pilate’s question in John 18:38 is now more haunting than ever. Merriam Webster definition: Truth is the…
- June 29, 2022
PREVENT THEOLOGICAL BURNOUT Most of the pastors in your judicatory have had at least three years of training in the…
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CONFESSION NEEDS COMMUNITY
July 19, 2023
HEARING OUR STORY NEEDS COMMUNITY One of the powerful discoveries in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa was…
LITURGY THAT LIBERATES
July 14, 2023
TRANSFORMING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
ANGER IN MINISTRY (2)
July 12, 2023
Anger in Ministry (2) ANGER GENERATED IN MINISTRY Our culture does not usually associate ministry and anger. Yet many clergy…
Anger in Ministry
July 7, 2023
WHAT OUR CULTURE TEACHES US Our culture has a bias against anger. As a child we are told not to…
GOD’S CALL (PART 2)
July 5, 2023
AFTER REFRESHMENTS OK, you have played the first phase as described in the previous blog, and you have taken time…
PLAYING WITH GOD’S CALL
June 30, 2023
_______ PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Because we are people of the Book, it is good to call on Scripture as…
WHEN JESUS CONSULTS HIS ADVISORS
June 28, 2023
IS JESUS BEING REALISTIC? Jesus has been traveling across Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, “The time…
Experiment in Thanksgiving
June 23, 2023
THANKSGIVING FOR THE FUTURE In Psalm 138, we reflect on the power of thanksgiving as it reminds us of God’s faithfulness…
Your Prayer of Lament & its Healing Effect
June 21, 2023
YOUR PRIVATE LAMENT What I offer you here are guidelines to exercise the healing power of lament. Take some time…