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- May 29, 2020
HOW DO WE LISTEN? You have been examining God’s call for individuals. Now consider God’s call to the church. How…
- May 27, 2020
HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD? Like stale breath, a stale spirit can be suffocating. When you take…
, - May 20, 2020
A VISITOR FROM OUTER SPACE Assume for a moment that you have a visitor from outer space who is an…
- May 15, 2020
Make Use of This Time of Separation Send an email to the members saying that during this shelter in place…
, - May 13, 2020
TAKE TIME TO BREATHE Are you having trouble breathing lately? What about clergy friends and churches you care about? I’m…
, - May 8, 2020
SEVEN WORD REFLECTION I want to invite you to engage in a fun but brief exercise that can not only…
- May 6, 2020
Psalm 23 Adapted I would offer a slight adaption of the 23rd Psalm as a framework for expressing our wonder at…
- May 1, 2020
Excited to announce that TOMORROW the latest in my Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations will be released on Amazon. Kindle:…
- April 29, 2020
MY HOPE FOR A CHURCH In trying to reflect on what makes the call to ministry satisfying despite the long…
- April 24, 2020
THE NEW NORMAL Now we are entering the debate as to when we can return to how life used to…
- April 22, 2020
Ways Healthy Clergy are like Rubber Bands Recently studies of clergy health like the Duke Clergy Health study have emphasized…
- April 17, 2020
LEARNING HOW TO BE TOGETHER ALONE In my last post, I suggested that to provide spiritual leadership in this time…
- April 15, 2020
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.…
- April 10, 2020
If you can’t “JUST DO IT,” FAKE IT OK, be honest, as you are waiting in line at the grocery…
- April 8, 2020
BLUES BE GONE COUNTER-ATTACKING THE BLUES In our current crisis, it is very easy for us to feel anxious, uneasy,…
- April 4, 2020
HALF-HOUR BREAKS In this time of stress, we need to develop a list of ½ hour interruptions that we can…