Creativity and Process

August 10, 2011.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Eventually, I’ll get links to all the sermons in our current “Creation” series in one place. For now, here’s the video for “Creativity and Process” an introduction to Process Theology. Be patient at the end and, theoretically, this playlist should play parts one and two automatically.If it doesn’t, you can click on a link at […]

Artist Quotes on Creativity and Spirituality

August 7, 2011.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Here’s a revised version of the short video I posted yesterday…quotes from artists about the link between art and spirituality. Hope you enjoy it.

Celebrating Creativity and Spirituality Through Art

August 6, 2011.Reading time 2 minutes.

I posted about this on FB, but I thought it was worth a blog post, in the event that not everybody saw that…. Tomorrow at church, instead of a sermon we’ll have a free-flowing conversation between four of us connected to both the arts and spirituality. We’re in the middle of a series on creation, […]

Prayer Vigil in Opposition to Senate Bill 9

June 24, 2011.Reading time 1 minute.

I was honored to be a part of a prayer vigil today, outside the offices of State Representative Solomon, in Carrollton. The reason was the possible reemergence of anti-immigrant legislation at the state level. It was a great honor to be with Owen Ross and approximately 40 persons, including six United Methodist ministers from around […]

Prayer to Open the Texas House of Representatives

May 28, 2011.Reading time 5 minutes.

I was honored to deliver the prayer below, to open the final Saturday of the 82nd Legislative session of the Texas House of Representatives. Below you will find the printed text, and a video version that’s been posted to YouTube.Many thanks to my dear friend, Representative Rafael Anchia, for the invitation, and the opportunity to […]

You Say Goodbye, And I Say Hello

May 19, 2011.Reading time 19 minutes.

As I’m sure most folks have heard, there are fundamentalist Christians who believe the world’s going to end this coming Saturday. I’m not gonna post links to these folks and their beliefs, because I don’t care to spread this stuff around or give them any more of a stage than they already have. Sufficed to […]

Spiritual Reflection on the Killing of Osama bin Laden

May 15, 2011.Reading time 27 minutes.

(Note: You can find an audio version of these thoughts, delivered as Sunday’s sermon, here, as a podcast available on iTunes….EF) How do we put the killing of Osama bin Laden in some spiritual and moral perspective? More than a week later it continues to reverberate inside many of us, pushing deep, moral questions to […]

The Ultimate Weakness of Violence

January 18, 2011.Reading time 21 minutes.

What follows is a text version of Sunday’s sermon. You can hear it here. Apologies for the stuffed up nose…) I try to pay attention to morning “ear worms.” I find that they are almost always some kind of message I should be paying attention to. This week, on two separate mornings, the “ear worm” […]

The Word and Our Words

January 9, 2011.Reading time 24 minutes.

(A sermon delivered at Northaven United Methodist Church, Sunday January 9th, 2011, in response to the shooting of Rep Gabby Giffords. Apologies for any and all typos. Let me know and I’ll correct them…) Listen to it here. This morning, I am weary. This morning, I am tired. This morning, I am, in a sense, […]

The Martyr of Black Friday (Why I Won’t Shop Today)

November 26, 2010.Reading time 21 minutes.

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 know, I’m probably too late to stop you from shopping today. But if I could, I would. Yes, I’m a […]