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- 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…
- November 10, 2017
A LUNCHEON INVITATION If your bishop, presbyter, or judicatory staff person called you up and asked you to go to…
, - November 8, 2017
WHAT'S THE USE Kathleen Norris writes about Acedia and Me. Acedia feeds upon the thought that nothing is worthwhile.…
, - November 3, 2017
God’s truth and Human Response Where would you place yourself between the assertion that there is no salvation outside…
- November 1, 2017
NO SALVATION OUTSIDE THE CHURCH Beginning with Augustine but continuing with Luther, Calvin, The Scots Confession, and the Second Helvietic…
, - October 27, 2017
THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT EXPANDED We need to reinterpret the fifth commandment. “Honor your father and your mother, so that your…
, - October 25, 2017
WORDS CREATE WORLDS In Walter Brueggemann’s Israel’s Praise, he develops the idea that words create worlds. It is not the objective…
, - October 20, 2017
WHEN THINGS FALL APART One recent broadcast suggested there had been more than 250 cases of mass violence in 2017.…
, , - October 18, 2017
I want to emphasize 3 of the 10 commandments as an antitoxin to anxiety. NO OTHER GODS It is the…
- October 13, 2017
(CONTINUING TO LOOK AT VULNERABILITY AND ANXIETY FROM TED TALK BY BRENE’ BROWN as applied to the pastorate.) HIDING…
- October 11, 2017
DO YOU LIVE IN AN ANXIOUS SOCIETY? (I am continuing to draw upon Brene’ Brown’s work on vulnerability and…
- October 6, 2017
How do healthy clergy offer ministry in an anxious world? CLERGY DON’T HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER Clergy, like all humans,…
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Loving neighbors begins with neighboring clergy
July 17, 2020
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GOOD PASTORS KNOW LONELINESS
July 15, 2020
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GIVE THANKS AND HEAL THE WORLD
July 10, 2020
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