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- December 19, 2011
Why we should focus on addressing clergy stress in the ministry.
, , - December 15, 2011
Technology has provided us with a means of engaging more participants in our conversation about church and in this case…
- December 14, 2011
As presbyteries confront their new reality, it is important that they take seriously their own connectionalism. Usually when we speak…
, - December 13, 2011
As we face the financial challenges mentioned yesterday, we need to explore the alternatives for presbyteries as they face the…
- December 12, 2011
The connectional church about which Presbyterians are so fond of talking, is going through a major transformation. Like many denominations,…
, - December 9, 2011
Pick out five biblical characters, at least two from the Hebrew Scriptures and do not choose Jesus but some others…
, , - December 8, 2011
Yesterday we spoke of eschatology or viewing things from the perspective of how it will all end. I used the…
, , - December 7, 2011
Yesterday I asked you to think about whether you thought God had a purpose for creation and whether you believed…
, , - December 6, 2011
If, as I said yesterday, spirituality is based on the assumption that God's Spirit is actively and purposely involved in…
, , - December 5, 2011
Someone recently asked me for a definition of spirituality. Here is what I came up with. Spirituality is the belief…
, , - December 2, 2011
I remember reading a book in college that suggested that the Greek civilization came up to the brink of a…
, - December 1, 2011
You probably noticed that in sketching out these experiences, I did not begin with the first petition, "Hallowed be thy…
, - November 30, 2011
For the fourth experience of living the Lord's Prayer, I call your attention to the part of the prayer that…
, - November 29, 2011
For your third week of living the Lord's Prayer, I offer you the petition, "Forgive us our debts as we…
, - November 28, 2011
For the second experience based on the Lord's Prayer, I would suggest the petition "Give us this day our daily…
, - November 22, 2011
Today and in the week following thanksgiving, I want to suggest a series of experiences for a busy pastor based…
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