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The Fluidity of Identity and the Created Self

Wednesday August 31, 2011 21:41 +0000 ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

There are many amazing aspects about the process of meeting a new church.  Of course there are the challenges of moving into a system that is already well established, of becoming subject to traditions and power-lines that are long established, and to engage congregational dynamics as they flow and shift.  … Read more →

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Worship as Emotive Experience

Monday November 15, 2010 7:37 +0000 ⋅ 3 Comments ⋅

This past Sunday, I became emotional in the pulpit… again. Ok, truth to be told, I’m always emotional in the pulpit. It’s part of why I never schedule anything for Sunday afternoon, because preaching a good UU sermon will wipe me out, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. I usually maintain enough … Read more →

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Emotion, Reason, and Pastoral Care

Sunday April 11, 2010 9:48 +0000 ⋅ 2 Comments ⋅

I want to posit a few aspects of my theory of the primacy of human emotion. The purpose for this article is that I am currently developing, as a part of my Clinical Pastoral Education Residency, both a theory and theology of Pastoral Care. I am well aware that this … Read more →

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