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- March 23, 2018
As you approach Palm/Passion Sunday, consider the journey of the Body of Christ as reflected in Jesus journey. THE BODY…
, - March 21, 2018
FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT We are nearing the end of Lent. Have you been so busy with church events…
- March 16, 2018
Try to imagine the Christian church where denominations have disappeared
, - March 14, 2018
YOU CAN WRITE A STORY I want to invite you to explore various aspects of ministry and your spiritual life…
- March 9, 2018
I'm at a AWP writer's conference this week in Tampa Florida. Being around so many writers reminds me of the…
- March 7, 2018
STANDING IN THE BREACH I think one of the challenges of being a pastor is that you are called to…
- March 2, 2018
FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR CLERGY Recently I have heard about a course that is making the rounds of churches that focuses…
- February 28, 2018
COMING IN 2018 In 2018, I will augment the Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregation s, (HCMHC) ToolBox with six volumes…
- February 23, 2018
this is excerpted from a soon to be published "Clergy vocational health." WHY ARE YOU IN THE MINISTRY It’s time…
- February 21, 2018
an excerpt from a soon to be published book on clergy spiritual health If People Ask It, I’ll Do It…
- February 16, 2018
An excerpt from a soon to be published book on Clergy Financial health. FAMILY FINANCIAL FUN Consider a game for…
- February 14, 2018
A STORY OF YOUR FUTURE Have you ever wondered where you will be five or ten years from now? Would…
- February 9, 2018
The Tension between Fear of Death and Hope of Faith In Hebrews 13:5, we read: “Keep your lives free…
, - February 7, 2018
WHEN THINGS FALL APART One recent broadcast suggested there had been more than 250 cases of mass violence in 2017.…
- February 2, 2018
YOUR PERSONAL LENTEN DISCIPLINE If you are a pastor or a very active layperson, Lent comes as a mixed blessing. …
, - January 31, 2018
IMPROVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD Clergy have in their power the ability to have fun while improving the neighborhood. (If you are…
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HOW THE CHURCH LISTENS
October 7, 2020
The Intention of God At the root of our faith is an assumption that God has an intention for the…
HOW TO TRUST WHEN YOU CAN’T VERIFY
October 2, 2020
Posted on September 20, 2019 | Leave a comment THE CORE OF OUR FAITH Ronald Reagan famously coined the phrase that you should…
BEGINNING TO FACE RACISM AS A CHURCH
September 30, 2020
THE PRISON POPULATION While the exact comparison of the Black and White prison population may vary slightly, most studies agree…
HIDDEN BEHIND THE CLICHE
September 25, 2020
Recently I was making a list of all the racial cliches that people use without realizing how it sounds to…
THE REALITY OF CLERGY DIVORCE
September 23, 2020
CLERGY DIVORCE Along with the increasingly disturbing statistics about the decline of clergy physical health, comes the unpleasant reality that…
HOW CONGREGATIONS SPEAK TO EACH OTHER
September 18, 2020
BUILDING ON ZOOM TECHNOLOGY While all of us yearn for a time when we can regather as congregations, there is…
DID GOD MAKE A MISTAKE?
September 16, 2020
NO SALVATION OUTSIDE THE CHURCH Beginning with Augustine but continuing with Luther, Calvin, The Scots Confession, and the Second Helvetic…
IF YOU HAD ONE GIFT TO GIVE TO THE WHOLE CHURCH
September 11, 2020
CONTINUE THE DEBATES If you could wave a magic wand and grant a gift to not only your church but…
THE RECEPTION LINE/ Continued
September 9, 2020
Continued from September 4 Blog Then, almost as a moment of grace, there was a cackle of laughter as a…
The Reception Line/ Church & Race-
September 4, 2020
GREET THE WORSHIPPERS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH Pastor Fred Livingood pronounces the benediction. He slowly makes his way to the…