Spirituality. Politics. Music. Life.
At the midpoint of life, you start to take stock of your accomplishments and see where they rank. One of the most important accomplishments of my ministry —if not the most important— was being a part of the “100 House Challenge” at Highland Park UMC in Dallas. This Saturday, HPUMC’s “Carpenter’s for Christ” will dedicate […]
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Donald Trump holds up various mirrors to American society. If you don’t understand this, you’ve probably misunderstood why he’s so popular. Trump’s outrageous political statements are a kind of Political Mirror for many Americans. Personally? I believe Trump does not share the core values of many of those who see their reflection in his Political […]
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I’ve gathered my favorite videos and pics from our #UniteAgainstHate March and Rally over the weekend. For those who didn’t hear, I’ve been honored to be a part of a multi-faith, multicultural group, that has been meeting/planning for several weeks, to make some response to the growing tide of Islamophobia and hate coming from politicians […]
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Friends, please watch and share my video message for the week… Two events we are invited to this weekend: 1) Beth El Binah invites us to a Hannukah celebration, tonight at 7:30 at the church. 2) Tomorrow, there will be a large, interfaith rally to stand against hate and Islamophobia…we will march from Fair Park […]
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(Reblogged from RMN. Thanks to them for asking me to write on this topic….EF) At “Gather At the River” back in August, a quote was shared from Audre Lorde that resonated with my soul – “There is no such thing as a single issue struggle, because we do not live single issues lives.” One of the […]
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The old expression about sticks, stones, and words has never rung more hollow than in our present day. I wish that weren’t so. I wish I could believe that we all believed “words can never hurt.” I wish flamewars didn’t draw people “offsides” and push them to say things they sometimes regret later. But time […]
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What does the Starbuck Holiday Cup Controversy have to do with Black Friday? Everything, it seems to me. But I have yet to hear a commentator anywhere —secular or Christian— make the connection. The 24-hour news cycle long ago pushed the cup story out of our collective memory, despite the fact that the “holidays” in […]
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about breath. Those of you who know what’s been going on with my Dad will know why. For those of you who haven’t heard, my Father has pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable disease that slowly robs you of the ability to breathe. I posted on FB about it a few […]
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