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January 2012

January 21, 2012

How To Control Dissent in Your Church

never quote from any other book except the bible; let it be known that dissenters...

January 13, 2012

connect the dots

This is another popular cartoon of mine I posted first back in August of 2010....

January 12, 2012

relationships in social media

When we are children we are given some time to figure out how to relate...

January 10, 2012

reactions to your coming out

You must expect, when you finally decide to show your true colors, to come out...

January 09, 2012

tools for your own path

When you finally decide to embark upon your own path, it will always mean leaving...

January 08, 2012

church and dysfunctional family

I'm reading an excellent book by by the Jungian analyst James Hollis called "FInding Meaning...

December 2011

December 24, 2011

what am i to do?

I've been experiencing some confusion over the last few days. Some of you probably think...

December 23, 2011

how to be spiritual in the universe

I'm working on a list of discernments that one needs to embrace in order to...

December 12, 2011

Without a Vision My People Prosper

My new book Without a Vision My People Prosper is now available on Amazon (.com,...

December 08, 2011

are you being played?

Most people know when they are being played. That is, they know when they aren't...

December 06, 2011

a friend’s dream about me & my response

Here's my friend's dream. He is a pastor. I just received this email today. It...

December 05, 2011

Defense Mechanism and Walls of Hostility

he has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of...

December 03, 2011

The Primary Implication of Christ for the Church

The most important implications of Christ for the church is that the church is not...

November 2011

November 26, 2011

my new book “Without A Vision My People Prosper”

This isn't my official launch. Yet. This is my preview notice. But I am happy...

November 24, 2011

The Burden of Expectations

I'm happy to say my new book, Without a Vision My People Prosper, will be...

November 23, 2011

How To Control People

I have researched control on the internet. Type in "how to control people" and a...

November 22, 2011

how to lose the church without losing your soul

realize that your soul is independent of the church... in it but not of it;...

November 20, 2011

the importance of happiness

This is a photograph of Lisa and me on our very first date. Here she...

November 17, 2011

agree, acquiesce, be silent

I am an ESL teacher (English as a Second Language). While I was reading Fairclough's...

November 16, 2011

organizations, power and language

Max Weber believed that bureaucracy is: a hierarchical organization designed rationally to coordinate the work...

November 15, 2011

yes but yes but yes but

In the last 15 years of being a pastor of a local church, I employed...

November 14, 2011

10 steps to start a church

Can't find a church? Can't find a pastor? You are not alone. Millions of Christians...

November 10, 2011

unity is not based upon belief

Our unity is not based upon belief. It cannot be. Unity is something already achieved....

November 02, 2011

finger palm leadership

I know what it is to be a leader. I've experienced the intoxication of power....

November 01, 2011

Two Friars & a Fool Respond to nakedpastor

Some time ago I was contacted by Two Friars and a Fool to do a...

October 2011

October 29, 2011

nakedpastor naysayers

I'm always amazed when people naysay nakedpastor for pointing out the abuse that goes on...

October 24, 2011

invite to the nakedpub!

I'm speaking tomorrow night at an event in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. We're calling it...

October 20, 2011

people really are falling

I know there are a lot of good churches that take care of people. There...

October 18, 2011

determine the pace to determine the peace

I hear from pastors all the time about how they feel trapped on the treadmill...

October 17, 2011

excommunicated

Healthy relationships practice intimacy. Openness and honesty are crucial. The problem with this though is...