Many of us turn to the Book of Psalms when we need comfort, hope, or the assurance that others have been where we are. I’ve been reading the Psalms daily, online as part of a brief prayer service since Pentecost. Sometimes the words are very familiar and others seem as if I have never heard […]
Grief
Hard weeks by Kirk Moore
A member of the congregation I serve died a couple of weeks ago. It was awful. Many of the networks of people and many of the feelings surrounding their untimely death has left the congregation, their friends, and me very unsettled. They’re’s grief, confusion, anger, exhaustion, anxiety, and a whole lot of really unknown feelings. […]
Suicide Prevention: Saving Pastors’ Lives
Mental health challenges are more personal than ever before because of the collision of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial unrest, political unrest, and economic uncertainty. Now pastors are navigating not only the mental wellness of members of their congregations but also daily stressors that put their own mental wellbeing in jeopardy. Pastors in America today are […]