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- October 12, 2018
CONTINUING TO REFLECT ON THE FUTURE OF DENOMINATIONS. One Future for Denominations In reading Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat…
- October 10, 2018
i posted this in 2006 but some of the same questions are part of our current context. Posted on September 16,…
- October 5, 2018
I'm in New York City this week at Union Theological Seminary. I have returned to celebrate with my classmates the…
, - October 3, 2018
OWNING YOUR GRIEF AS A PASTOR As you stand before your congregation on a Sunday morning, how frequently do you…
, - September 28, 2018
YOU ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE Because we are the spiritual leaders of a faith that emphasizes relationships above all…
- September 26, 2018
A SLIGHTLY SATIRICAL PARABLE She walked into the bar where she saw Carl, her daughter’s boyfriend, drinking with his buddies.…
- September 21, 2018
GOD'S CALL YOUR CARE If you are clergy, be a good steward of the body God gave you. If you…
- September 19, 2018
What is the Impact All professions have their impact on the families of the person in that profession. You could…
- September 14, 2018
Evaluation of your Emotional Health Ministry is stressful, with lots of ups and downs. Paying attention to your emotional…
- September 12, 2018
THE EMOTIONAL LIFE OF A PASTOR The very nature of ministry engages one in the emotional roller coaster of engaging…
- September 8, 2018
BREAKING THROUGH MY SHELL iF +/?% would stop messing with me and my ministry, I think I could be lovable.…
, - September 5, 2018
SEXUAL SCANDAL PLAGUES THE CHURCH It happened again. A descent pastor with multiple gifts destroys his promising ministry by having…
, , - August 31, 2018
Grace Redeeming Betrayal I am not suggesting that we should “sin boldly so that grace might abound” but that…
, - August 29, 2018
When Congregations Experience Betrayal I led a presbytery retreat on how to guide a congregation when they have experienced betrayal…
, - August 24, 2018
WITH THE REPORT OF CHURCH SCANDALS IN MIND, LET US MOVE BEYOND THE SCANDAL AND EXPLORE REDEMPTIVE POSSIBILITIES. Redemptive Possibilities…
- August 22, 2018
The Betrayal of a Pastor The news of the scandal in the Catholic church seems to bring glee to the…
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CONFESSING HYPOCRISY AND DISCOVERING GRACE
January 15, 2021
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A FUTURE FOR DENOMINATIONS
December 18, 2020
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