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We have lost touch with the gift of a sabbath. Some rabbis have spoken of the Sabbath as a taste…

This week I begin a brief interim assignment. When I retired I began thinking of ways that I could use…

I will be at the Presbyterian Writers’ Conference this week, so I probably will not be doing a lot of…

I mentioned earlier this week about the pastor who thought that some people were feeling a sense of shame at…

In a blog several months ago I spoke of clergy paying attention to boundaries. In that blog, I suggested that…

In an age when people want to be “spiritual but not religious,” those who are willing to commit to a…

I fear that the fallout from the media coverage of the sexual scandals in the Roman Catholic Church has major…

We live in an age of deep anxiety with waves of despair that rob the community of both a sense…

there is an interesting article on the Evangelical Lutheran Board of Pensions Website on the value of laughter. I highly…

A lot of people find comfort in stroking a dogs fur and nuzzling them. Some clergy get in trouble because…