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Posted on March 29, 2012, 10:43 am | 1 comment
Topics: Pastors
The highway lays before me, curving off to the left over the bridge and I am nine years old, bringing my Schwinn Stingray bike to a sudden halt as I round the base of the hill. Slightly to the left of me is a red Honda 70. A blanket lies over a mound stretched across the centerline and perpendicular to the road. I notice the...
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Posted on January 17, 2012, 6:29 am
Topics: Caring
Ministering to people with mental illnesses can intimidate many congregational leaders. Pathways to Promise provides outstanding free resources that will reduce the intimidation and enhance caring of congregations for their members who live with mental illnesses.
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Posted on November 10, 2011, 11:09 am | 2 comments
Topics: Pastors
Young Steve Jobs was sharp enough to see the incongruities between the world in Palo Alto, CA in the 50s and 60s, the presentation of God at his Lutheran church, and the image he saw on the magazine cover of starving children in Africa. The dissonance he felt brought him to a crisis
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Posted on September 20, 2011, 4:00 am
Topics: Roles, Spiritual Health
You're a nurturer, but are you being nurtured? Our culture tells us we need to be productive and efficient. Usually that means every minute of our day has to be filled with some commitment. The reality is that's not healthy, truthful, or the gospel.
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Posted on February 14, 2011, 8:12 am | 1 comment
Topics: Caring
A few years ago a friend and former co-worker became a caretaker for her elderly neighbor who lived in what we would call debilitating circumstances. No one asked my friend. She just thought it was her responsibility. She saw the need and gave of her time, experience, encouragement, and herself to help stave off the further deterioration of a person struggling with basic living needs and physical disabilities.
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Posted on June 12, 2010, 1:20 pm | 3 comments
Topics: Safe Church
Synod for me is like a lot of training events. In one respect, synod is a friendly environment to discuss a subject matter that is dear to my heart and therefore easy to talk about. On the other hand, delegates, like conference attendees, often ask pointed questions and challenge the speaker's knowledge or the opinions of others. It is this second respect which draws out the anxiety in me and probably in a few other speakers.
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