Reality
Someone asked me for this short paragraph from my sermon yesterday. I thought I might as well share it with
Category: Hope
Forgiveness: Enough Already!?
NRS Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me,
Be Like The Samaritan
How providential that today’s lectionary text is the story of the Good Samaritan and my children’s sermon on the book
Questions: Sober Thoughts After Dallas
Questions A reflection offered on Friday after the shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Dallas, Texas. By Dr. Gary Furr. Haven’t
In Memory of a Dhogg
My kids are headed our way from NY for the holiday, but had the sadness of the death of their
A Prayer for the Victims of the Orlando Shooting
We pray today for these victims and their families— not gay or straight, black or white, Democrat or Republican, Christian
Another Day of Terror: Holy Week Reflection
I woke up to the bad news from Brussels, Belgium today. We are so numbed to the violence on our
Getting Ready to Die … and Live
A friend asked me about this piece. I wrote it a few years back while talking to an engineer friend
Call and Response: Excerpt from Poems, Prayers and Unfinished Promises
In December, Mossy Creek Press released my new book, Poems, Prayers and Unfinished Promises. I have been so gratified by
Where Were You When President Kennedy Was Shot?
It rolled at you across the land at 1800 miles per hour, hauling darkness like plague behind it….we saw the
The Flatpickin' Pilgrim's Progress 