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- March 18, 2015
THE SANCTUARY AS LABYRINTH This time begin your experience by slowly walking around the sanctuary several times stopping to reflect…
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OUR WITNESS We seem to experience continual examples of church fights, splits, and splintering of the Body of Christ in…
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GOD REFLECTED IN CREATION As you begin this time, either stand near a window that looks out on some image…
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God’s Disestablishment in Presbyteries A little historical research will reveal that much of the structure of our present church…
, - March 4, 2015
Wednesday After 2nd Sunday in Lent As you enter the sanctuary this Wednesday, seat yourself on the floor of the…
, , - February 27, 2015
LET OTHERS SAY "YOU ARE IMPORTANT" There are a number of things that Presbyteries can do to contribute to the…
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We continue our pastoral lenten journey. Find a half-hour sometime today for your own personal experience. Wednesday After 1st Sunday…
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OK, Ash Wednesday is past and you are now looking towards the multiple activities that enable your congregation to have…
, - February 18, 2015
WHAT IS GOD'S CALL When we consider the future of the church from God’s perspective, we are considering the subject…
, - February 13, 2015
WORSHIP Denominational staff members who work for the larger church need to deliberately identify ways that they take care…
, , - February 11, 2015
A TIME TO LISTEN At least every couple of years, and in times of extreme stress more often, you should…
, , - February 6, 2015
HAVING FUN LOOSENING UP As presbyteries experience more ideological tension and the grief of having congregations choose to leave the…
- February 4, 2015
74 YEARS AGO TODAY I WAS BORN SOMEONE PRECEDED ME SOMEONE WILL FOLLOW ME I EVOLVED…
- February 4, 2015
OK WHAT HAS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE IN THIS CENTURY AND WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN? TODAY I TURN 74 I WILL…
- January 30, 2015
I found this excerpt from a book, "We Can't Keep Meeting Like This" by Jane L Justis. You can find…
, - January 28, 2015
PRESBYTERIES SHOULD PUSH BACK I'll say it again. Presbyteries should stop letting themselves be pushed around. They should PUSH back.…
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DICK AND JANE SAVE THE WORLD–5 PART SERIAL
November 9, 2018
WHILE I’M GONE TO ISRAEL FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY A FIVE-PART SERIAL THAT I…
GOOD CLERGY RIDE ROLLER COASTERS
November 7, 2018
Emotional Roller Coaster If you want to know why you sometimes feel overwhelmed and exhausted, take a moment to reflect…
TIRED OF ALWAYS BEING REASONABLE AND COMPASSIONATE
November 2, 2018
Being Too Reasonable & Compassionate Are there times that you get tired of being reasonable and sensitive to the other…
CARING FOR CAREGIVERS IN TIMES OF DISASTER
October 31, 2018
This is excerpted from the soon to be published Clergy Emotional Health. CAREGIVERS ARE HUMANS Recently we have experienced two major…
CLERGY FAMILY HEALTH available for preorder
October 26, 2018
STILL TIME TO ORDER CLERGY FAMILY HEALTH BEFORE THE PRICE GOES UP. IF YOU ARE PART OF A CLERGY FAMILY, THIS…
YOU CAN BUILD SPIRITUAL STRENGTH IN THE CHURCH
October 24, 2018
YOU HAVE A GIFT TO GIVE Too often we are concerned about the health of the church but wait for…
LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE
October 19, 2018
The Biggest Lie If you were to suggest the biggest lie that churches tell, what would it be? Knowing what…
TAKING A SNAPSHOT OF OUR JUDICATORY
October 17, 2018
THIS IS OUR JUDICATORY Take a presbytery directory that includes ordained pastors, commissioned ruling elders( or their equivalent in your…
A FUTURE FOR DENOMINATIONS
October 12, 2018
CONTINUING TO REFLECT ON THE FUTURE OF DENOMINATIONS. One Future for Denominations In reading Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat…