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Labor Day
September 6, 2010
If you are fortunate, you won’t have any obligations on this labor day and will spend it relaxing with loved…
Personal Gratitude
September 3, 2010
Today is my anniversary of 44 years of marriage. As I approach 70 years of age, next February, and consider…
God Didn’t Promise a Rose Garden
September 2, 2010
Let’s explore the financial reality with respect to clergy, and others as well, from a theological perspective. Throughout the biblical…
Finances and Resentment
September 1, 2010
Yesterday we spoke of the private emotions that affected our spending patterns. Today I want to speak of emotions on…
Financial Health and Emotions
August 31, 2010
Yesterday we spoke of creating a financial diary for a month to raise awareness of where the small change goes.…
Financial Health
August 30, 2010
Many years ago I read an article by a group called “Smoke Enders.” The first step that they recommended was…
Who Educates the Congregation?
August 27, 2010
One of the difficulties in helping congregations do a better job of caring for their pastors is that there is…
Presbytery Support of Spirituality
August 26, 2010
As part of Presbytery’s support of our pastor’s spiritual journey, we can build on Scripture’s declaration that each of us…
Loving Other Clergy
August 20, 2010
As we wind down the summer and before we get fully into the pressures of the fall, I want to…
