With gratitude to several colleagues as my sources, I share this brief list — Encourage your pastor to be physically active and to participate in recreational activities appropriate to her/his abilities Encourage your pastor to care for her/his physical health by resting when overworked and not working when ill Ensure healthy food choices are available…

St. Irenaeus has had this line attributed to him — God’s greatest glory is a human being fully alive. — We’re coming back to that, for several reasons. For now, if you wanna know more, dive in here: https://slmedia.org/blog/12-beautiful-quotes-from-st-irenaeus-our-newest-doctor-of-the-church

RACHEL FEINTZEIG spent 11 years obsessed with work, and says she’s picked up a tip or two as she wrote about careers and leadership. “Here’s the best of what I’ve learned,” she wrote by way of introduction to list of eleven pieces of advice. I hope you’ll find them as interesting as I did —…

Billy Joel quoting Neil Diamond — “I’ve forgiven myself for not being Beethoven.”* — Apply as needed, but don’t rinse too quickly. *SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1197835591568459

David Mamet wrote an opinion piece on a financial site recently, in which he interestingly had an excellent summary of something from we might recognize — Moses sent 12 spies to scout out the Promised Land. They returned and reported it was a good land, filled with milk and honey, but it was populated by…

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik wrote this yesterday — We live in an age of profound biblical ignorance. Last year, an episode of “Jeopardy!” featured a clue that only decades ago nearly everyone could have answered: “This Bible book gives us the line ‘Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear…

According to recent studies, 4,000-5,000 pastors quit each year. They don’t quit because they have a lack of faith in God. They don’t quit because they don’t believe in the calling God has placed on their life. Most don’t even quit because of financial reasons. Pastors quit because they are overwhelmed with mental exhaustion. Tim…

Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Leviticus 19:32 Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Treat older women as you would your mother. 1st Timothy 5:1-2 You who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All…

Copied, source long gone — On August 1, 1944, Anne Frank wrote the last entry in her now-famous diary, unaware that within days, her life would change forever. At just 15 years old, Anne had spent over two years hiding in the Secret Annex with her family and others, evading Nazi persecution during the Holocaust.…

RACHEL FEINTZEIG spent 11 years obsessed with work, and says she’s picked up a tip or two as she wrote about careers and leadership. “Here’s the best of what I’ve learned,” she wrote by way of introduction to list of eleven pieces of advice. I hope you’ll find them as interesting as I did —…