It’s time to reclaim January 6th. It’s time to remember that, for 2,000 years, this date had a meaning not at all connected with Donald Trump and the insurrectionist takeover of our nation’s Capitol.
I am not suggesting we “forget”…
Read moreJan 6 2023
It’s time to reclaim January 6th. It’s time to remember that, for 2,000 years, this date had a meaning not at all connected with Donald Trump and the insurrectionist takeover of our nation’s Capitol.
I am not suggesting we “forget”…
Read moreJan 4 2023
We human creatures are deeply frail and fragile beings, and behind every tough exterior lives a frightened little child.
It doesn’t matter whether we are “battle hardened soldiers,” or “bleeding heart artists.”
It doesn’t matter if we are “brawny men,”…
Read moreDec 26 2022
This week, as I reread the first verses of Luke’s Christmas story, I thought about Rey (from Star Wars), and about my own governor, Greg Abbott.
Director JJ Abrams masterfully introduces the character of Rey to us in “The Force…
Read moreDec 25 2022
It’s Christmas Day, and so it’s the perfect day to talk about shit.
I’ve probably already lost some of you, because you don’t think preachers are supposed to use such words. But for those who aren’t already writing my Bishop…
Read moreNov 23 2022
“Now…remind me again….which of the Beatles are still alive?”
“Paul and Ringo, Mom.”
It is Thanksgiving Day, one year ago tomorrow. We are at our family’s Lakehouse, and we are watching Peter Jackson’s “Get Back” documentary which has just dropped…
Read moreOct 31 2022
Read more“All the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around Jesus to listen to him. The Pharisees and legal experts were grumbling, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.””
Luke 15: 1-2“Everyone who saw this grumbled, saying, “He…
Sep 29 2022
Today would be my Mom’s 88th Birthday, and we miss her alot. Anniversaries are hard.
But, I’ve been thinking alot about her 60th birthday this month, since I just had mine. That day –right about this time of morning, on…
Read moreAug 25 2022
This morning, the world is on-fire with conversation regarding “student debt forgiveness.”
I am listening to this debate, as I also meditate on Sunday’s scripture from the Gospel of Luke (Chapter 14), and other Bible stories that speak to us…
Read moreAug 16 2022
Stopping for a moment to read these words.
This old, yellowed quote from Frederick Buechner has been on the wall of every office study I’ve had for 30+ years.
What’s YOUR favorite Buechner quote? (Copy/paste it in the comments…)
I…
Read moreJul 11 2022
“AND…WHO AM I?”
This is the unspoken question the religious lawyer quizzing Jesus never asks.
I really wish he had. Because I need the answer to this question, and so do you.
I’m talking about the Parable of the Good…
Read moreJun 25 2022
“I am going down with the ship.”
I can’t speak for everyone. I can only speak for me. I can’t fault any other choice anyone else might make.
All I am saying is: If Texas goes down, I’m going down…
Jun 17 2022
“Indeed, an hour is coming when those who kill you will think that by doing so they are offering worship to God.”
— John 16:2
“When your icon of the enemy is complete
you will be able to kill…