Spirituality. Politics. Music. Life.
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the still-amazing “Christmas In the Trenches.” Even 100-years down history’s road, it’s an amazing story, and the subject of my December column for the Preston Hollow Advocate. Read it here. And here’s the way I first heard about it…the great song by John McCutcheon. Well worth your time […]
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A Christmas song from the great David Wilcox. Basically, what would happen if you imagined that Jesus’ entry into the Temple took place during, say, this very week during Christmastime, at a shopping mall near you. Same story, really. Same. Exact. Story. Which is what makes it brilliant. Listen here: Lyrics here. Available as a […]
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It’s Thanksgiving morning, and I thought I’d jot off a few thoughts for the day. The Judge is busy cooking. The Divine Miss M is watching the parade on TV. Daisy is freaking out. It must be it’s own special hell to be a dog with Thanksgiving cooking going on all around you. Unlike many […]
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The more I meditate on it, the more completely insane it seems that Charles Manson has been issued a marriage license. Soon, if reports are to be believed, he’ll be legally married in California. A marriage that would be recognized by my home state of Texas. Meanwhile, the 15 to 20 legally married same-sex couples […]
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Connection is playing a show this Friday at Northaven. We’re again raising money for a good cause: fighting the scourge of Ebola in Africa. But this morning, the show became a little more poignant. Hours ago, Dr. Martin Salia died from Ebola in Nebraska. What you may not know is that he’d been working in […]
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Thanksgiving dominates November. And whatever our religion, we all celebrate the holiday. In fact, more than any other national holiday, Thanksgiving has profound spiritual roots. But almost as popular in our culture today is the day after Thanksgiving: the so-called “Black Friday.” The largest, craziest shopping day of the year. You can’t miss the stories […]
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Last Friday, I made a second attempt at a long write with my new Go Pro camera. Here’s the route on a map. It came out pretty well, and I made a film of it: Great thanks to the folks at Northaven Church for their generous gift of this camera. It was a lot of […]
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Veterans Day, like Christmas, has a powerful holiday-kernel buried deep within, that is worthy of our attention and observance . Unfortunately, like Christmas, our culture has mangled and obscured that kernel, sometimes beyond recognition. The culture has turned Christmas into an orgy of shopping and greed. The culture has twisted Veterans Day into an orgy […]
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Please remember to vote today, if you have not already. Many people are frustrated with our political process, and feel their one vote does not matter. If you don’t vote, it may feel satisfying to say “a pox upon you both!’ But the next day, somebody’s still going to be elected. And it’s not just […]
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