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- August 2, 2025
No pastor likes to think of conflict and division in the church, especially the one in which the pastor offers…
- July 14, 2025
How many times, have you seen someone else do a job and thought, if I were doing it, I’d have…
- July 3, 2025
BY STEPHEN MCCUTCHAN There once was a church called Charlie who lived in a vast country called Amer. Amer was…
- June 24, 2025
PART 3 Scene #6 A new strategy “I wonder what would happen if we didn’t start out focusing on race…
- June 20, 2025
Scene #3 JOINED BY A CUSTODIAN A custodian entered the chapel cautiously. “You alright, mister? I was going to clean…
- June 17, 2025
*Scene # 1 When God Calls Moses “I m-m-ay not b-be a great preacher, but no one can say I’m…
- June 13, 2025
(If you got this 2 or 3 times, please forgive the intrusion. It is because my son in law is…
- November 17, 2024
Can We Defeat God Have you ever gotten frustrated with the church? Perhaps you heard that WCC or NCC took…
- July 29, 2024
How A Church Listens The Intention of God At the root of our faith is an assumption that God has…
- July 6, 2024
I've missed a couple of weeks while I try to learn how to use my new web-page and blog. In…
- June 7, 2024
Steps for churches FIRST STEPS FOR EACH CONGREGATION To expand the percentage of participants in the conversation, THE church leaders…
, - May 31, 2024
Guide for a personal Moral Inventory In our struggle to address racism, there are some parallels with the first steps…
, , - May 29, 2024
GOD’S HISTORY OF SURPRISES Approaching the problem of racism from the perspective of a redemptive God means acknowledging our sins…
, - May 17, 2024
Where are denominations headed? What will they look like in the future? As I understand it, denominations developed more in…
- May 15, 2024
Never Off the Clock (Noah was the first to plant a vineyard.) It is the end of another long exhausting…
, , - May 10, 2024
EFFECTS OF GRIEF DENIAL “I didn’t lose a child,” I say, feeling irritation rising in me. “My focus was the…
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THE PROBLEM WITH PERFECT CHURCHES
April 17, 2026
DID GOD HAVE A BETTER IDEA? I’m inviting you on a faith journey, so let me offer an adaption of…
GOD’S APPROACH TO RACISM
April 17, 2026
GOD’S TRANSFORMATION OF THE CHURCH A Pastor’s Guide Chapter 1 Throughout history, churches have played a significant role in shaping…
SEVEN WORDS A PREACHER DOESN’T SAY
April 14, 2026
I think one of the great pressures on pastors is that there is this idea that no matter what a…
OLD AGE AND SPIRITUAL LIFE
April 14, 2026
Consider how Scripture speaks to our spiritual life as our body continues to age. Genesis 1:1-2: The same word for…
SAVED TO COMMUNITY
April 10, 2026
DON’T BE PARALYZED BY GUILT Third, Redemptive Theology also assumes the holiness of God. God is a God of justice…
A COMPANY OF PASTORS
April 1, 2026
t group. Many judicatories have encouraged such support groups as a counterpoint to the problem of isolation and loneliness in…
Healthy churches & faithful anti-racism
March 30, 2026
Two blog series Healthy churches & faithful anti-racism At eighty-five years of age and with declining health, I want to…
A PARABLE OF THE BEGINING
November 15, 2025
There once was a church called Charlie who lived in a vast country called Amer. Amer was a vast, spacious…
worship and anti-racism
November 9, 2025
TRANSFORMING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…