Fear at the Resurrection
It’s a little uncomfortable, perhaps even embarrassing, that the disciples were afraid on Easter Day.
Bob Dylan: Advent songwriter?
The central theme of “When He Returns” is not the dynamics of personal conversion, but the cosmic scale of the divine last word.
Behind every sermon
"It reassures people to see their preacher holding a Bible,” a colleague would say. Still a slave to the manuscript, I began printing my sermons in two columns on copier pages.
We seem to ‘Want It Darker’
In rock music, especially in the performance arena, there is no room for prayer, but I think that so many of the songs people write are prayers. A lot of my songs seem to be prayers for unity within myself. … L... Read More...
Against Evensong
Evensong's traditional spot at the end of the work day comes at the worst time.
Reading on Dallas, religion, and race
As a white vicar in a diverse Dallas congregation, I have had much to learn and try to understand in these difficult days.
Maundy Thursday and the architecture of remembrance
In what way is this night, to use the words of God to Moses and the people of Israel, a "memorial" (Ex. 12:14)?
Drawn together: St. Augustine’s Oak Cliff, one year later
A year-and-a-half into working at St. Augustine's, I am beginning to see some of our successes, opportunities we have yet to engage, and a few challenges that we will need to answer if we are effectively to serve either the needs of our neighborhood today or the Church of tomorrow.