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, […]

The Sea Refuses No River

August 2, 2011.Reading time 3 minutes.

I remember being richer than a king The minutes of the day were goldenI recall that when the joint passed roundMy body felt a little colderBut now I’m like a sewer channel -running lime and scagLet me get at the master panel – let me at my stack The sea refuses no riverAnd right now […]

My Baby’s Home

August 1, 2011.Reading time 5 minutes.

Santa Cruz shipped my guitar back to me on Friday, and I’ve been blissfully playing around with it ever since. For those of you unaware of this pitiful saga, you can read the whole sad tale here. Here are some pics I found online of the Santa Cruz repair shop. Below, you’ll find some before/after […]

Pictures from the Concert for Michael Terry

July 29, 2011.Reading time 1 minute.

Ira Hantz did his usual fantastic job taking pictures from last Friday’s Concert for Michael Terry at Uncle Calvin’s. Here’s a few here: I told Ira that I was really pleased to have these, as in the past few years most of the pics of me playing live are with the band. “Not that there’s […]

Lost

July 29, 2011.Reading time 1 minute.

Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside youAre not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,Must ask permission to know it and be known.The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,I have made this place around you,If you leave it you may come back again, saying Here.No two […]

Songs for the Day

July 4, 2011.Reading time 9 minutes.

Looking for songs for the day? Feeling put off by the word “patriot” or “patriotism” like there’s no place for you in these words? Try these songs, and these versions. This first one is one I’ve often thought about on the 4th of July. I know that several folks have covered this song, but you […]

Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me (from the AMK Show)

June 30, 2011.Reading time 2 minutes.

As you may have heard, Monday’s show for Ann Michele King was an amazing outpouring of music, love and community. More than 1,100 people packed the sanctuary of FUMC, Richardson for this special show, benefiting Ann Michele and the King family. Here’s the amazing view we had from stage: It was just an amazing night. […]

A Connections Concert for Ann Michele

June 25, 2011.Reading time 4 minutes.

As many of you know, our band, Connections has done some incredible shows for some incredible causes over the past five years. We’ve played for thousands of people, and raised more than $135, 000 for the two worthy causes of “Imagine No Malaria”(a) and UMCOR. In ways that defy our wildest imaginations, we’ve been successful […]