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- September 28, 2012
In my last blog, I spoke about living life in the realistic awareness that I will die within the next…
, - September 26, 2012
As part of my spiritual discipline of reading Scripture in this new phase of my life, I want to read…
, - September 24, 2012
In this retirement phase that I am seeking to explore, I look forward to a whole new way of reading…
, - September 21, 2012
I've begun to think about the difference between my spiritual practices during my active pastorate and now in this retirement…
, - September 18, 2012
One of the most unexpected consequences of my retirement was in the area of spiritual discipline. I happened to be…
, - September 17, 2012
Retirement also affects your family relationships. If you have been a seventy hour a week pastor, it is an adjustment…
, , - September 14, 2012
It is important in retirement that we develop a discipline with respect to finances that is consistent with our new…
, , - September 12, 2012
There is another aspect to our emotional health that is important. We need to have some honest talk and preparation…
, - September 10, 2012
A WEBINAR FOR CHURCH SESSIONS, PRESBYTERY COMMITTEES, AND PASTORS TEAMING WITH YOUR PASTOR A 75-minute Webinar featuring Stephen McCutchan Brought…
, - September 7, 2012
I think emotional health can be a major challenge for those in the retirement phase of life. So much of…
, - September 5, 2012
I'm going to look at the same six areas of health that are used in the ToolBox, www.pastoralcarenetwork.org , but…
, - August 31, 2012
While I could just wander into this new phase of my life and see what happens, I don't think that…
, - August 29, 2012
I'm still working on how my new phase of retirement will be structured. Yes, I've now been retired for six…
, - August 27, 2012
A WEBINAR FOR CHURCH SESSIONS, PRESBYTERY COMMITTEES, AND PASTORS TEAMING WITH YOUR PASTOR A 75-minute Webinar featuring Stephen McCutchan Brought…
, , - August 16, 2012
It is understandable if you have wondered where I was going with these last few blogs on death. For me,…
, - August 14, 2012
What does death look like, and what is my calling in the face of death? At its most basic, death…
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HAVING COMMUNAL FUN
October 14, 2016
BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT FUN Because of our schedules, we have to be intentional about finding time to be with someone…
WE CLERGY ARE COMMUNITY
October 12, 2016
YOU ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE As has been mentioned in previous posts, most observers of the health of clergy…
ANTIDOTE TO ISOLATION
October 7, 2016
ALONE IN THE CROWD How does a pastor cope with the features of his or her profession that contribute to…
LOVE ADVICE FOR A CHURCH
October 5, 2016
LOVE ADVICE COLUMN Recently I found myself reading a Dear Abby advice column and began to wonder how this might…
MAKING YOUR CONGREGATION WEALTHY
September 30, 2016
THE POWER OF APPRECIATION Most human beings hunger for signs that people appreciate them and what they do. I…
A POSITIVE FRIENDSHIP FOR CLERGY
September 28, 2016
HOW TO ENRICH CLERGY FRIENDS Studies confirm what clergy know that loneliness is one of the realities of ministry.…
A STORY TO TELL TO THE NATIONS
September 23, 2016
A progressive Feast in Parabolic storytelling wants your name attached to a story that will lift people’s spirits and cause…
HEALTHY CLERGY SUPPORT EACH OTHER
September 21, 2016
BUILDING CONNECTIONS AMONG THE CLERGY All General Presbyters/Presbytery Executives know the challenge. First, we live in an age of institutional…
YOUR NOT PERFECT/I’M NOT PERFECT
September 16, 2016
ADMIT IT, WE ARE A MIXTURE OF STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES WE KNOW IT’S TRUE We know that we are not…
A HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR AUTHORS
September 14, 2016
IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that two major contributors to improved health are being social and doing nice…