Author: ericfolkerth

Eric Folkerth is a minister, musician, author and blogger. He is Senior Pastor of Kessler Park UMC United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Previously, he was pastor at Northaven UMC in Dallas for seventeen years. Eric loves to write on topics of spirituality, social justice, music/art and politics. The entries on this blog reflect that diversity of interests. His passion for social justice goes beyond mere words. Eric was arrested at the White House, defending immigrants and “The Dreamers;” and he’s officiated at same sex weddings. Eric was the 2017 recipient of the prestigeous Kuchling Humanitarian Award from Dallas’ Black Tie Dinner. (Human Rights Campaign) Eric has led or co-led hundreds of persons on mission trips to build houses and bring medical care around the globe, to places such as Mexico, Haiti, Russia, Guatemala, and Nepal. He is proud of have shephereded Highland Park UMC's construction of ten Habitat for Humanity homes, (and one Community Center) and helped forge an alliance with Habitat that led to the construction of 100 homes in Dallas, housing thousands of people. His wife, Justice Dennise Garcia, has 20 years experience as a state district judge and appelate justice in North Texas. First elected in 2004, she was the first Latina ever elected to a Dallas County state district bench, and she she left that position whe was the longest currently serving district judge. In 2020 Dennise Garcia was a elected as a Justice of the 5th District Court of Appeals for Texas. She is currently running to be Chief of the 5th District Court of Appeals in the 2024 cycle. They have the world’s best daughter, Maria, who is a practicing professional counselor in Dallas. Find links to Eric’s music-related websites, at the top of this site’s navigation menu.

Resolve To Not Resolve

December 31, 2011.Reading time 5 minutes.

Didn’t make any New Year’s Resolutions last year. Won’t this year either. And this is from a guy that used to make them regularly. More than this, I encourage you to join me. And I hold out a strange hope that you might find yourself achieving even MORE of your goals/resolutions if you do…er, don’t. […]

Christmas at the Rainbow Room

December 25, 2011.Reading time 12 minutes.

I’m never really sure exactly when it will happen, but Christmas always comes. A true grace of this season is that –despite our best efforts at killing it– one way or another the true light manages to shine through. I was beginning to worry that maybe this year it wouldn’t happen. But then, it did. […]

Eric Folkerth’s Christmas EP

December 21, 2011.Reading time 2 minutes.

Here’s a little online Christmas EP for you. A little about each song below the player. Hope you enjoy it. About the Songs: Christmastime Is Here The classic Vince Guaraldi song from “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” I just thought it would be fun to learn it on guitar. Come Home This great song was written […]

Midnight Clear Mashup

December 20, 2011.Reading time 2 minutes.

A classic song written long ago, for Christmas Eve. It’s also, if you listen to the lyrics carefully, a revolutionary song of Peace. Which my version here juxtaposes it with the voices of every president of the modern era. But the angels, and the great prophet Linus (Yes. From “A Charlie Brown Christmas”) get the […]

In the Bleak Midwinter

December 19, 2011.Reading time 1 minute.

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,  Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,  In the bleak midwinter, long ago. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;  Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.  In the bleak […]

Because Reposting This Every Year is a Sacred Obligation.

December 14, 2011.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Trust me. It just is. See?

Test Entry

December 2, 2011.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Please ignore Please visit Eric’s original blog here: http://www.wheneftalks2.blogspot.com/

500

December 1, 2011.Reading time 5 minutes.

According to Blogger, this is my 500th blog entry. That’s a whompin’ load ‘o writing, seems to me. Hard to imagine it, really. I started this blog using some software that no longer exists and whose name I can no longer recall. Then, I moved it to Rapidweaver, when I re-did my whole website, using […]

Winter SolstiCelebration

December 1, 2011.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’m really honored to be a part of the annual “Winter SolstiCelebration” this year, as one of the many talented performers. It’s one of the largest celebrations of solstice anywhere. The theme for this year’s event is “Our Human Journey,” and for the first time ever, it will be presented on two nights: Friday, December […]

The Bottom Line is Still the Bottom Line

November 30, 2011.Reading time 1 minute.

More on the death of Jmimytai Damour. Actually, this time some disgusting info about Walmart. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, click here, here, or here…) In doing some Googling, I discovered a pitiful CODA to this story. Since the death of Jdimyta three years ago, apparently Walmart has been vigorously contesting a […]