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- April 16, 2021
How do you help a congregation and a newly called pastor have a healthy beginning?
, , - April 14, 2021
NAMING THE DEMON I believe there is no shame in having a problem in your life. The faith question is…
- April 9, 2021
Beatitudes and Racism When the Israelites entered the wilderness, they were confronted with a whole new set of challenges and…
- April 7, 2021
Beyond Feeling Like a Bystander Most people reading this blog, probably all of you, consider racism like a horrible virus…
- April 2, 2021
NINE TIPS FOR YOUR EXPERIMENT IN MODERN PARABLES. Let me suggest some easy steps to releasing the short story within…
- March 31, 2021
A PARABLE OF THE SNAMUH The first sign came from Astronomers who noted the movement of objects in the sky.…
, - March 26, 2021
A FUN EXPERIMENT WITH COLLEAGUES Try this experiment. Choose a couple of colleagues and invite them to participate in an…
- March 24, 2021
LAUGHTER IS STRONG MEDICINE FOR CLERGY Go ahead, take the risk and find some opportunities for a good belly laugh.…
- March 19, 2021
Anti-Racist Clergy Who would want to be known as a racist clergy? Certainly not people who read this blog. I…
- March 17, 2021
THE CENTER OF THE BIBLE What is the shortest chapter in the Bible? Answer Psalm 117 What is the…
- March 12, 2021
RECALLING THE ESSENTIALS When things are going well and there is a general atmosphere of optimism, we can grow slack…
, , , , - March 10, 2021
HOW TO PASTOR IN AN ANXIOUS CONGREGATION (I am drawing upon Brene' Brown's work on vulnerability and applying it to…
- March 5, 2021
IMAGE OF HEALTHY CHURCH Healthy churches believe that they are made worthy, not by what they do but by God's…
, - March 3, 2021
IMAGE OF AN UNHEALTHY CHURCH We live in an anxious age, and the church is tempted to reflect that anxiety…
- February 26, 2021
DOES GOD MAKE MISTAKES Was God a horrible planner and made a critical mistake in choosing a “no people to…
- February 24, 2021
ISN'T THIS WHAT WE ALL WANT A HEADLINE SHOUTS FROM A NEWSPAPER A DOZEN CHURCHES CHOOSE TO MOVE BEYOND RACIAL…