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- March 4, 2022
DEAR ABBY Recently I found myself reading a Dear Abby advice column and began to wonder how this might be…
- March 2, 2022
RACISM AND THE CHURCH I think one of the paralyzing features of modern Christianity addressing racism is their inability to…
, , - February 25, 2022
GOD IS NOT DEFEATED One of the continuing stresses of being a pastor is to watch a member choose to…
- February 23, 2022
BEING A HYPOCRITE Have you considered the importance of a hypocritic oath for pastors. Its important to recognize the hypocrisies…
- February 18, 2022
We continue the guide for anti-racism ministry in the local church. In the previous blog, I spoke of how to…
- February 16, 2022
IDENTIFYING AND INVITING SOME CLERGY COLLEAGUES: FIRST STEP FOR A PASTOR OF A CHURCH Identify five or six other clergy…
- February 11, 2022
When churches set out to be perfect, they encounter similar problems to those faced by humans who try to be…
, , - February 9, 2022
THE POWER OF FOOD TO DIVIDE Who is it that you would rather not share a meal with? No, think…
- February 2, 2022
THE PROBLEM WE FACE AS CLERGY I have spent over 50 years as an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church…
- January 28, 2022
RESPONDING TO WHITE PRIVILEGE When Whites hear the term White Privilege, they usually have one of two reactions. 1. They…
, - January 26, 2022
WE HAVE WORK TO DO February is Black History Month. In addition to the emphasis in our school system and…
, , - January 21, 2022
SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP It appears that we may be moving as a society into a period of both limited lockdowns as…
- January 19, 2022
THANKSGIVING FOR THE FUTURE In Psalm 138, we reflect on the power of thanksgiving as it reminds us of God’s faithfulness…
- January 19, 2022
We continue from last Friday's blog to examine the frame of our worship services CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS The very contrast…
- January 14, 2022
TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
- January 12, 2022
AT THE CORE OF HUMANITY The essential core to all of life is relationships. When God said in Genesis 2:18…