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- July 27, 2018
Some truths about the life of clergy: (whether we like them or not.) 1. Clergy are called by God but hired…
- July 25, 2018
IT HELPS TO LAUGH On my website, www.smccutchan.com, you will find God Laughs–Why Don’t You? : Making Use of Humor in…
, - July 20, 2018
(CONTINUING TO LOOK AT VULNERABILITY AND ANXIETY FROM TED TALK BY BRENE’ BROWN as applied to the pastorate.) HIDING FROM…
, - July 18, 2018
DO YOU LIVE IN AN ANXIOUS SOCIETY? (I am drawing upon Brene’ Brown’s work on vulnerability and applying it to…
, - July 13, 2018
MAJORITY RULES This is an adaption of a community building game adapted to a church community. The set up for…
, , - July 6, 2018
I'm away for a few days, but I offer you this outline that I recently offered a writing class that…
- June 27, 2018
CAN YOU SAVE THE CHURCH? As the early church discovered, you can’t do it alone and you can’t do it…
- June 22, 2018
THE COST OF LISTENING Most churches would agree that they value a pastor who can listen with sensitivity to people…
, - June 20, 2018
DIFFERENT GIFTS BUT SAME SPIRIT As part of Presbytery’s support of our pastor’s spiritual journey, we can build on…
- June 15, 2018
A Sabbath Presbytery Pause in the normal work of a presbytery meeting and ask people to spontaneously respond with a…
- June 13, 2018
Think about how a human church does evangelism. UNASHAMED OF GRACE The Gospels never celebrate the failed behaviors of Peter…
- June 8, 2018
BEGIN WITH THE WISDOM OF JESUS Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount with an image of the type…
- June 6, 2018
A slightly revised version of a joke sent to me by my cousin The Presbyterian church called a meeting…
- June 1, 2018
my theological rant NOT ALL TRUTHS ARE TRUTHFUL In an era of increased individualism and the ease of broadcasting hyperbole…
- May 30, 2018
COMPARE MY LIST TO YOURS In a world that only listens to others make music; the church invites us to…
- May 25, 2018
YOU'VE HEARD ALL THE EXCUSES AM I MISSING SOME? Once when I was sick, the church didn’t visit me,…
RECOVERING RACIST #6
November 30, 2020
WHAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN I have found comfort in occasionally reviewing the many “what might not have happened” events…
RECOVERING RACIST PART 5
November 29, 2020
IT BEGAN WITH LUNCH I was a pastor in Winston-Salem, NC for almost thirty years. In 1992, the city of…
RECOVERING RACIST (part 4
November 28, 2020
PROMISED LAND On the fourth day of our journey reflecting on race in our lives and society, I want you…
RECOVERING RACIST part 3
November 27, 2020
When were you First Aware As you join me in this racial awareness journey, think back on when the issue…
RECOVERING RACIST](Part 2)
November 26, 2020
MY FIRST AWARENESS OF RACISM In the mid-fifties, I was part of an indoor track team. The majority of us…
The Politicians, and Terrorism
November 25, 2020
The Impact of Different Kinds of Death Imagine this scenario. It has just been discovered that there is an active…
MY JOURNEY AS A RECOVERING RACIST
November 25, 2020
JOIN ME IN A JOURNEY Let me share with you what I posted on Facebook last night. I’m part of…
EXPERIMENT IN THANKSGIVING
November 20, 2020
THANKSGIVING FOR THE FUTURE In Psalm 138, we reflect on the power of thanksgiving as it reminds us of God’s faithfulness…
EXPERIMENT IN THANKSGIVING.
November 18, 2020
ANTICIPATION As we approach the week of Thanksgiving, I want to propose an experiment in shaping an attitude of gratitude…