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- July 20, 2012
A List of Family Fun We all know that we should spend more time with our families. We may feel…
- July 19, 2012
Family thanksgiving When asked, it is fairly easy to come up with a list of ways in which being a…
- July 18, 2012
God's Call for Family Fun We often speak of God’s call as a reference to an individual. Would their be…
- July 17, 2012
Family Obesity Clergy families have not escaped the challenge of obesity that is plaguing our nation. Some denominational studies suggest…
- July 17, 2012
Reasonable and unreasonable Expectations A next step is to try to come up with a mutually agreed upon list of…
- July 16, 2012
Pressure of Expectations Next let us look at the pressures of expectations. Sometimes we live in conformity with, and sometimes…
- July 13, 2012
The Pressure of Call in Marriage It is not unusual for a pastor to sense God’s call after s/he is…
- July 12, 2012
Now you are ready for a family discussion. Depending on the ages of your children, you may want to make…
- July 11, 2012
Family Finances One of the pressures in discussion about finances between a husband and a wife is the issue of…
- July 6, 2012
Spiritual Help for Family Stress There is ample medical evidence that stress takes its toll on our physical bodies. Stress,…
- July 5, 2012
Evaluation of Family Health All of us have families in some form or other and an important part of our…
, - July 2, 2012
Along with the increasingly disturbing statistics about the decline of clergy physical health, comes the unpleasant reality that the clergy…
- June 29, 2012
On October 2, 2012 at 2 p.m. EST and repeat at 8 pm EST, I will be leading a webinar…
, - June 28, 2012
Presbytery Pastoral Care Network 13th Annual National Gathering Staying Afloat on Stormy Seas: Caring for Clergy in Trying Times October…
, - June 26, 2012
The Session could derive some real benefit and encouragement by doing a random poll of the membership around certain open-ended…
, , , - June 25, 2012
To prevent both burn-out and loss of faith, it is important to pay attention to our sense of calling or…
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WAS JESUS A POOR JUDGE OF CHARACTER?
July 15, 2016
JESUS’ CRITERIA When you consider the twelve disciples, you have to wonder what criteria Jesus was using when he…
CELEBRATING GOD’S IMPERFECT CHURCH
July 13, 2016
NOT THINKING LIKE HUMANS I think it was Loren Eiseley who said if humans had designed the universe, they would…
A GAME OF COLORS
July 8, 2016
A Spiritual Mood Color Here is a game that can be played with some clergy friends. Begin with some clergy…
A THEOLOGICAL GAME FOR CLERGY FUN
July 6, 2016
Doctrine, Doctrine, Who’s Got the Doctrine The set up for this game is that you invite three or four…
You Are Not Alone
July 1, 2016
A Company of Pastors offers a fresh approach to overcoming the type of loneliness that seems inherent in…
GAME TWO ABOUT GOD’S CALL
June 29, 2016
AFTER REFRESHMENTS OK, you have played the first phase as described in the previous blog, and you have taken time…
PLAYING WITH GOD’S CALL
June 24, 2016
PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Because we are people of the Book, it is good to call on Scripture as we…
WHO CARES IF GOD CALLS US OR NOT?
June 22, 2016
LET’S GATHER WITH OTHER CLERGY I’m working on some material for the next conference of the Presbytery Pastoral Care Network,…
A LITANY IN ANTICIPATION OF THE END OF OUR GENERAL ASSEMBLY
June 17, 2016
This litany was prepared as a response to the conclusion of our 222nd General Assembly. Feel free to use it…
SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER CREATIVELY
June 15, 2016
The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) invites all writers (and those who have dreamed about writing) to compose a short story.…