Latest news* is out about pastors and let’s just say it ain’t good — Among its more discouraging findings, the study* found: 80 percent agreed to strongly agreed with the statement, “I feel guilty if people see me taking time off during the week.” 75 percent agreed to strongly agreed with the statement, “I am…

True or False: I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord!” Well? True? Or false?      

Annelle Ruemmler is a greatly-loved colleague, friend, and excellent keyboard player in The Rivers of Life Clergy Band. (Have you booked us to come to your place yet? Contact me for details.) She recently shared an article with the others of us in The Clergy Band. Here’s a potent excerpt — From 2007 to 2014,…

From Sports Illustrated‘s September 23, 2019 issue — “Kings guard Buddy Hield grew up in the Bahamas before going on to star at Oklahoma and make his mark as a pro in Sacramento. “So when Hurricane Dorian made landfall, the devastation was more personal for Hield than most. He’s since sprung into action, raising money…

Be still and know  that I am God. — Psalm 46:10 God is God, and we are not.

Four quick tips from Men’s Health‘s October, 2109 issue, “How I Clear My Mind” by Facebook’s ad director Tim Kendall — Take your email off your phone. Take the browser off, too. You get used to being in the present. Sometimes you relapse. Like any good addict, delete and try again. Use your phone to…

“There is so much to celebrate!” You might have heard me say that. Or you might have read something which I’ve written that includes that statement. Because I really do believe that. Where would such a concept originate? Places like Philippians 4:4 — Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! There…

So what to do about the Open Season on Leaders that’s become the norm even in so many churches? Here’s an idea — Practicing Gentleness in the Age of Outrage

“They attacked me personally and they attacked my family,” Barlow said. “I run into some of the parents and they still trash-talk me to my face.” And then there’s this: “High school associations around the country report officiating shortages so severe that basketball schedules are being condensed and football games are being shifted to Thursdays…

Son LJ4… …is 34 today! Please join me here in wishing him a HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY