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:
“A person is smart. People are dumb.”
“A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet.” Current headlines aside, I … Continue reading “A person is smart. People are dumb.”
What is the invitation? (A Confirmation Sermon)
Today is Confirmation Sunday! For those who have never been through Confirmation an easy summary is that many of the youth here in this congregation were baptized when they were itty bitties by no choice of their own, but rather by the witness and promise of their families and their faith community to raise them … Continue reading What is the invitation? (A Confirmation Sermon)
Vote For Your Neighbor
When I was first able to vote, elections felt a lot like football games. Winning and losing. Which moral compass would be victorious on Election Day. Losing an election simply meant the country was morally headed against my ideals and we could try again in a couple of years. That was the privilege I was … Continue reading Vote For Your Neighbor
Five years…
Five years ago today, I sat down a group of Volunteer Young Life leaders at Saranac and told them what was taking place in their hometown of Charlottesville, VA. For months prior White Supremacists had been gearing up their presence in the city, the KKK had shown up, small protests on the Downtown Mall. I … Continue reading Five years…
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