Good Boundaries Won’t Save You From Burnout

Posted on June 20, 2017
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I almost didnโ€™t make it. A season of extended restโ€“a 12 week sabbaticalโ€“awaited me in September 2015. But as my church prepared for this sabbatical a year prior (yes, it takes several months of planning), I discussed a provisional plan with my senior warden and vestry. I was so tired that I might need to…

The Ache of All Saints Day

Posted on November 3, 2015
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I cannot remember the last All Saints Sunday I sat in the pew instead of the chancel. But this All Saints Day I wasnโ€™t collared and vested, leading the liturgy in the parish I serve. I was seated in a pew in another parish because Iโ€™m taking a sabbatical this autumn. Where does an Anglican…