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How’s Your Sleep Hygiene?

January 30, 2014
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 |  Burnout, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Life, Margin, Mental Health, Pace of life, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, sleep, Spiritual health

We all hear of the importance and benefits of good sleep each night, yet it seems few of us get it. Here are some helpful […]

Pastors And Pain

March 23, 2010
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 |  Brokenness, Church life, Church people, death, duplicity, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Relationships, Rest, Suffering, Things that drain life, Things that give life

We are rapidly moving toward the celebration of Jesus’ death, and Lent is on our minds for those who observe it. A time in which […]

REWORK … I Gotta Read It! You Do Too!

March 12, 2010
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 |  Burnout, Church life, Church people, Communication, Creativity, Emotional health, Expectations, Leadership, Life, Pastor, Relationships, success, Things that add life, Things that drain life

I haven’t read this book yet, but after reading this post at TimSchraeder.com, I will be soon! Thanks for concisely boiling this down for us […]

What Does Tiger Woods’ Apology Say To Pastors?

February 19, 2010
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 |  Affairs, Brokenness, confession, deception, duplicity, Expectations, Failure, Family, influence, Leadership, Marriage, Pastor, Relationships, Sex Addiction, success, Tragedy

You’ve probably heard enough about Tiger Woods’ sordid lifestyle. I have too. And I have no interest in exploiting any of it. However, I have […]

A Video Tell-All On Us Pastors?

November 29, 2008
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 |  Burnout, Church life, Church people, death, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Family, Leadership, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, Sabbath, sleep, Spiritual health, Things that add life, Things that drain life, Uncategorized

ht: Anne Jackson

It’s The Little Things

October 30, 2008
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 |  deception, Expectations, Failure, Margin, Pastor, Spiritual health, Things that drain life

For the last couple of years, I’ve been dreading a purchase that I knew was coming at our church. Every Sunday that I walked into […]

Adrenal Letdown

October 27, 2008
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 |  Burnout, Depression, Emotional health, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, sleep, Spiritual health

I’ve heard it said that preaching for an hour can equal the energy output of 3-4 hours worth of work. Multiply that for Pastors who […]

When Crisis Comes Home

September 22, 2008
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 |  Church life, Church people, death, Emotional health, Expectations, Leadership, Life, Mourning, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Rest, Things that drain life, Things that give life

It’s good to be writing again. This is my first post since our city experienced the tragic Metrolink Train Crash back on Friday, September 12. […]

Your Personal Pace, Part 5

September 3, 2008
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 |  Church life, Emotional health, Expectations, Leadership, Life, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Things that give life

I want to keep moving in this series of posts on your personal pace. Click on these link to get to Part 1, Part 2, […]

Feast or Famine

September 1, 2008
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 |  Burnout, Church life, Creativity, Emotional health, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Rest, Sabbath, Spiritual health, Things that add life, vulnerability

I’m one of those Pastors who happens to live on “church property”. We live in the parsonage right next door to the church. Fortunately, the […]

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