Eric Folkerth

“It’s hard to plan a vigil for something you don’t want to happen…”

These were some of the emotional opening words from my brother, Hadi Jawad tonight at a vigil to mark the execution of Edward Busby tonight.

Beyond simply…

It takes slow, patient, work to really build true community.
And it’s much easier to destroy than build up.

Take, for example, the hanging baskets on my front porch. This is a picture of our front porch this week. I…

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If you pay close attention, you can see a fascinating “new” conversation unfolding within progressive politics and social action. It has to do with the connection between progressive organizing, organized religion, and concepts like “faith” and “hope.”

Today’s essay is…

Coffee on the Porch Livestream for May 5th.

We talk extensively about the one year anniversary of CLEAR DFW’s clergy led vigils at the Dallas Ice Field Office.

I am grateful to Rabbi Kasten for her brilliant phrasing our…

“No, it’s not demoralizing....it’s re-moralizing...”

This is a quote from my dear sister Rabbi Nancy Kasten in a recent Dallas Morning News interview when asked to reflect back on our work and ministry with CLEAR DFW over this past year.

First, I want to commend the The Dallas Morning News for giving two stories on our current crisis with ICE and migrants front page coverage.

Here’s a screenshot of the front-page:

Their story about our CLEAR DFW clergy vigils tells…

I hope all Americans watch this video from New York Times Opinion. I am grateful they are elevating this issue for us all. You need to see this footage.

What you will see is video that shockingly reveals the…

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Thanks to everyone for joining us!
We talked about CLEAR DFW, and the one year anniversary…

Archive of Coffee on the Porch for April 14th.
I do an impromtu version of “From a Distance,” after we talk about Artemis II.
We talk about awe and wonder…and “The Overview Effect,” which I cover in this essay:

Coffee on the Porch livestream from April 7, 2026

I have been deeply moved by the Artemis II mission to the moon. And because I am the son of a literal rocket scientist, I grew up with a deep love and appreciation for the space program. One of the…

We had internet problems today.
Sorry about that.
But this is a reboot/abbreviated 30 minute version of Coffee on the Porch.
We talk about Artemis, Jo Adell…and the concept of “awe and wonder.”

Enjoy!

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Enjoy the video from this week’s “Coffee…

Americans talk about Christian Nationalism a lot these days. A toxic mix of theology and politics —where dangerous and often violent political beliefs are justified by religious language— it is the ascendant theology for many members of the Trump Administration…

America’s disturbing lack of morality in our prosecution of the Iran War and the death of Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal are good, if hard, reasons to look again at “The Golden Rule.”

The “Golden Rule” functions as both a “commandment” and

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Grateful to talk about the work of CLEAR DFW with the “POD Strangely Warmed” Team.

We talk about United Methodist clergy and our work in Dallas to stand for justice and compassion for migrants, and why we pastors do this…