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11 Apr Getting Our Arms Around Rick Warren’s Story

Posted at 07:06h in death, Depression, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Family, grief, influence, Leadership, Life, Mental Health, Mourning, Spiritual health, Suffering, suicide, Tragedy, Uncategorized by pkuzma 1 Comment

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I am daily amazed and inspired at how Rick Warren is being real and yet still faith-full amidst his grief over the suicide of his 27 year old son, Matthew Warren. He could run and hide, but that's not Rick. He could shut the world...

06 Apr Rick Warren’s Youngest Son Commits Suicide

Posted at 13:30h in Brokenness, Church life, death, Depression, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Family, grief, Leadership, Life, Mental Health, Mourning, Pastor, Suffering, Tragedy by pkuzma 3 Comments

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News has broken this morning of the suicide of the youngest son of Rick & Kay Warren. Rick is the Pastor of Saddleback Church and author of the best-selling "The Purpose Driven Life." His wording from an email sent to their congregation at about 10:00 am...

24 Jun What Bill Hybels Wants Every Pastor To Know

Posted at 20:57h in Anxiety, Brokenness, Change, confession, Depression, duplicity, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Family, grief, Insecurity, Leadership, Life, Margin, Marriage, Mourning, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Relationships, Rest, Sex Addiction, Spiritual health, success, Suffering, Things that add life, Things that give life, vulnerability by pkuzma 0 Comments

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.... how he got into counseling. Yes, you read that right! Bill Hybels really wants you to know that he's in counseling, and he believes you should be too. I happen to agree with Bill. Did you know they actually require counselors to be in therapy...

23 Mar Pastors And Pain

Posted at 14:52h in 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 by pkuzma 0 Comments

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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 we make sacrifices to in some way thank God for and identify with the sacrifice Jesus made for us. A...

04 Feb Holding Fast

Posted at 15:29h in Books, death, Depression, Emotional health, grief, Life, Mourning, Suffering, Tragedy, vulnerability by pkuzma 0 Comments

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One of my practices while I am on a Study & Planning Break is to read at least one book that doesn't have anything to do with ministry or leadership. I will read a few books while I am on this kind of retreat that...

18 Dec Congregational Grief at Crossroads Cincinnati

Posted at 10:49h in Church life, Communication, Community, death, Emotional health, grief, Leadership, Mourning, Pastor, Personal Pace, Rest, Spiritual health, Suffering, Things that drain life, Tragedy by pkuzma 0 Comments

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The topic of how a church body handles grief and loss is HUGE for a Pastor. How a Pastor and his/her leadership handle it makes all the difference in the world. News comes from Cincinnati this morning about a tragic accident that occurred during a Christmas...

07 Aug Your Personal Pace, Part 4

Posted at 23:44h in Church life, death, Depression, Life, Margin, Mourning, Pastor, Personal Pace, Rest, Suffering, Things that add life, Things that drain life by pkuzma 5 Comments

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I don't want to do this. I really don't. But I must. It's where the Lord has me right now, so I must address this part of anyone's personal pace. What do you do with your grief and loss? How does that impact your personal pace...