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Lament and Joy (4)
July 8, 2011
If there is a time to weep on our journey, there is also a time to laugh. Psalm 126 expresses…
Lament and Joy (3)
July 7, 2011
The Psalms are our school of prayer. As Calvin has suggested, they are an anatomy of the human soul. There…
Lament and Joy (2)
July 6, 2011
I will get to the joy end of the continuum in time, but let me stay with the lament part…
Lament and Joy (1)
July 5, 2011
I have been working on a seminar for some chaplains on care for their soul. The theme is based on…
June 29, 2011
I will be on the road the rest of the week attending the Presbytery Pastoral Care Network conference in Indianapolis…
When a Pastor is Fired (7)
June 28, 2011
When a pastor is fired, it is the shattering of a dream that was present at the calling. In some…
When a Pastor is Fired (6)
June 27, 2011
I think that we need to draw upon the liturgical roots of our faith when we are responding to the…
When a Pastor is Fired (5)
June 24, 2011
One of the more difficult aspects that a COM needs to pay attention to when a pastor is fired is…
When a Pastor is Fired (4)
June 23, 2011
It would be helpful if the Committee on Ministry or its equivalent would do some prior work before they have…
When a Pastor is Fired (3)
June 22, 2011
A critical component that COMs should attend to when a pastor is fired, is the family of that pastor. The…
