A long one, but I hope you’ll hang for a moment. Today is Martin Luther King Day. It is also the day that Joe Biden’s Presidency ends and Donald Trump’s begins. I’ve read most everything I can get my hands on of King’s speeches and words over the last many years of my life. I’ve visited … Continue reading My boundaries for the days ahead.
The Next Right Thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoNQg9eAyrg “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. But … Continue reading The Next Right Thing
Clarity.
Clarity can be a painful thing. But I believe it to be so formative, sobering, and redirecting. Today has been really hard. I’ve cried. I’ve raged. I’ve deprived any would be arguments of excuses. I’ve tried to navigate how supremely disconnected I feel from this choice. I’m trying not to get too ahead of myself … Continue reading Clarity.
When tradition no longer serves us.
My night has opened up, so I figured I would write about something that stays on my mind. And that is our loyalty to that which doesn’t work. Tradition is perhaps one of the most contentious parts of the human experience. It’s often the core disagreement of the conservative and liberal arguments. It’s not just … Continue reading When tradition no longer serves us.
Here comes 2024…
If there was one resolution I'd love for all of us to really invest in this 2024, it would be to invest in two things; goodness and curiosity. I hate to name it before it arrives, but wisdom would tell us it's going to be a particularly ugly year. Rather than bemoan it and be … Continue reading Here comes 2024…
How to visit Austin, TX according to me.
First things first: The Moody Center is the largest indoor concert venue in town. The Moody Amphitheater is an outdoor venue just down the road from the Moody Center. And the Moody theater is downtown on 2nd street and where the film the Austin City Limits tapings. Double check you are going to the right … Continue reading How to visit Austin, TX according to me.
Twenty Years of Lord of the Rings
There’s no real way to capture with words what it was like to be a Middle School student when the Lord of the Rings trilogy came out. The last of the three films released into the world on December 17, 2003. Twenty years ago today. I was 12 years old. My room already littered with … Continue reading Twenty Years of Lord of the Rings
Another war.
Last night I got to see one of my favorite bands on Earth play an unthinkably uplifting set. I got to dance, and jump, and sing, and connect with strangers in ways that imprint my soul and give me hope for what we all are capable of. That we're good people, who enjoy fun, and … Continue reading Another war.
Gratitude.
Woke up this morning with some gratitude. I think one of the best things I ever learned from my momma was how she always modeled that things will work out. She carried herself that way and didn’t let the obstacles keep her from living and trying to build goodness. I think this frustrated my dad … Continue reading Gratitude.
Some thoughts about the new wave of anti-LGBTQ+ laws:
When I was in college, I remember writing a long lil essay attempting to write a very empathetic approach to the Bible’s definition of marriage between man and woman. I was in agreement then with what is referred to as “the traditional view of marriage,” but I thought the church’s focus on gay people felt … Continue reading Some thoughts about the new wave of anti-LGBTQ+ laws:
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