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- January 5, 2018
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS with interpretation By Steve McCutchan YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME: Unless those gods pay…
, - January 3, 2018
2018 It’s 2018 and the year begins. Well, for most pastors it is a mixed bag of beginning and continuing.…
- December 29, 2017
GOD SPEAKS IN THE UNEXPECTED Consider the conditions for the birth of Christ or the birth of the Word of…
- December 25, 2017
THE WORK OF CHRISTMAS When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky…
- December 22, 2017
IT'S TIME TO TAKE A BREATH ONE OF THE SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR STRESS RELIEF IS TO DELIBERATELY PAUSE,…
- December 20, 2017
THE DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS There is a real issue of post-Christmas blues that can set in for church staff as…
- December 15, 2017
ADVENT EXPECTATIONS send an email to your congregation reminding them that as the Body of Christ Advent has special significance…
, - December 13, 2017
INTERRUPT THE PRESSURE Every pastor and pastor's family understands the irony of the ministry. As we approach Christmas, in addition…
, - December 8, 2017
DEAR ABBY ANGEL Recently I found myself reading a Dear Abby advice column and began to wonder how this might…
- December 6, 2017
A UNIQUE CHRISTMAS GIFT In a world filled with loneliness, you can expand friendship, In a fractured world, you can…
, - December 1, 2017
YOUR PERSONAL ADVENT OK, its happening again. The season of Advent seems to come around each year. The colors of…
- November 29, 2017
IF WE ARE NOT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE If “the Son of Man came not to be served…
- November 24, 2017
IT'S ALL ABOUT ME Narcissism is a term that is increasingly used to describe one’s excessive focus on one’s self.…
, - November 22, 2017
I ADMIRE YOUR MINISTRY It is not unusual for a pastor to feel as if they are underappreciated. People may…
- November 17, 2017
IMPERFECT PASTORS & CHURCHES How does a congregation relate their faith to their relationship with their pastor? Too often,…
- November 15, 2017
HAVE WE LOST OUR NERVE I remember reading a book in college that suggested that the Greek civilization came up…