Apology Still Needed
(Originally posted here)Let me first say that I still have not seen President Obama's speech to our nation tonight. We're decided to make it a "homework night" around here, so the television is...
View ArticleBecause You Were Once An Alien
Last Saturday, I had the great honor of participating in the second Immigration here in Dallas, Texas. Twenty or so Northaveners(1a), and a few friends from the North Texas Conference, joined our...
View ArticleRemembering the Martyr of Black Friday (Why I Don't Shop Today)
Black Friday has never been the same since 2008. That year, it turned from something mildly annoying to something approaching evil. I know, I know. You're already calling me a Debbie Downer. I know, I...
View ArticleThe Word and our words (A Meditation on the AZ Shootings)
(A sermon delivered at Northaven United Methodist Church, Sunday January 9th, 2011. Apologies for any and all typos. Let me know and I'll correct them...)Listen to it here.
View ArticleSpiritual Reflection on "Occupy Wall Street"
(This meditation was originally posted here)Thursday morning, I chose to join more than five hundred people who gathered here in Dallas for "Occupy Dallas." This is the local incarnation of the "Occupy...
View ArticleObservations of the Dismantling of "Occupy Dallas"
A repost from hereIt's early Friday morning, and I need to be going to bed. Sufficed to say, a lot has happened in the past 24-hours with "Occupy Dallas." The camp has been dismantled by the Dallas...
View ArticleUnpacking "The Best Revenge"
"Living well is the best revenge." "Happiness is the best revenge." "A smile is the best revenge." "Success is the best revenge."These are but a few examples of the phrase "the best revenge" that I...
View ArticleWhat if Christians Stopped 'Saving' America and Just Started Loving It?
(Originally published here)I mean that question pretty literally.Since Tuesday's election, I've heard "public Christians" --those speaking on TV, radio, the media-- talking about the horrible...
View ArticleVideo and Song for Israel and Gaza
News from Israel and Gaza has led me back to a song/video I wrote/produced several years ago.Hope it's helpful to you today.Ishmael and IsaacTwo young half brothers sons of different mothers playing...
View ArticleWhat We Owe the Christmas Angels
We are still grieving. I am still grieving.It was around noon yesterday when I saw the news alert for this shooting come across my phone. I burst into tears.Twenty young children, the most innocent...
View ArticleThe End of the World As We Know It
"It's the end of the world, as we know it…and I feel fine." -- REM"So, if they say to you, ‘Look! He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look! He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe...
View ArticleDallas 50-Years Ago and Today (Justice-Seeking Preaching and the Assassination)
This diary was a sermon at Northaven UMC in Dallas, Texas. Sunday, November 17, 2013. It commemorated the 50th Anniversary of a famous sermon preached just after the Kennedy Assassination in Dallas....
View Article50-Years Ago Today: The Sermon That Drove a Preacher Into Hiding
The following video clip is from a sermon titled, "One Thing Worse Than This," by Rev. William Holmes, and delivered at Northaven Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas on the Sunday following the...
View ArticleRemembering Jdimytai Damour, The Martyr of Black Friday
A song for Jdimytai Damour, the Haitian immigrant, killed by a hoard of Black Friday shoppers at a New York Walmart in 2008.I am gratified to see all the protests against Walmart, nationwide today. I...
View ArticleRemembering the Martyr of Black Friday (Why I Will Not Shop Today)
Black Friday has never been the same since 2008. That year, it turned from something mildly annoying to something approaching evil. I know, I know. You're already calling me a Debbie Downer. I know, I...
View ArticleMay God Have Mercy On Us All
Wherever you come down on the issue of capital punishment, it’s impossible to deny that what happened last night in Oklahoma was horrific.Last night also reminds us of a broader horrific truth that so...
View ArticleFailure to Move
Thursday, I was arrested at the White House, along with 100 other faith leaders, calling on the President and Congress to act swiftly and justly on the issue of immigration.Several friends have asked...
View ArticleAfter The Laughter, The Waves of Dread: Robin Williams, comedy and depression
To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it.” — Charlie ChaplinThat quote has been a favorite of mine for many years. It’s never felt more achingly true than tonight, as I sit...
View ArticleWhen Citizens Become the Nail: Thoughts on Ferguson
Ferguson is a mess. If journalists can be arrested for no reason whatsoever, (hauled out of a McDonald's, with their press credentials clearly visible) just imagine how average citizens of Ferguson are...
View ArticleBrian Williams, Chris Kyle, and "The Moral Outrage Machine"
Based on what I’m reading online, I would bet that Brian Williams will not survive the kerfuffle over his helicopter ride in Iraq. And, personally, I think that will be a shame.Yes, what he did was...
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