As you can read in the About me section, I am a philosophical thinker at heart, so this section is for posts which wander about in the big ideas and issues of life, God, the universe, and other related subjects.
This past Sunday, I had the pleasure of guest preaching and serving at my previous church post: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. If you’d like to watch that sermon to find out what the Kingdom of Heaven is like, then you can watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BC44LAVZt/. The sermon begins at about the 21-minute mark. As usual, Read More …
Last Sunday, I had the chance again to preach at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church here in Lubbock, TX. If you’d like to watch my sermon, then you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Apvh2WqW9zM?si=VNlagRrBDkhYkJ2m. While the whole service is great, the sermon start around the 23-minute mark and ends around the 40-minute mark. If you, like me, Read More …
I recently had the privilege again to preach at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Lubbock, TX. If you’d like to watch that sermon, you can access it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/pyH9Z8Hm0jg?si=usH6m8iDm-0EQXEN (I start preaching around the 34:00 mark) If you would rather read a text version of my sermon, then just keep reading — 1 Advent (Year Read More …
I have transitioned into a new ministry role and church employment, and I recently had the privilege to preach for the first time at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Lubbock, TX. If you are interested in the title question, then just keep reading — Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 17 Year C) August 31, 2025 Read More …
It has been a while, but I had the privilege this past Sunday at my home church: St. Stephen’s Episcopal in Lubbock, TX. The video is available here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=search&v=7196564427042468. My sermon starts around the 23:00 mark, and I talk until about 32:10. Now, if you would prefer a text version of the sermon, then just Read More …
My newest book, Word Song: A Mystical Theology, in now available to purchase! You can view a brief video introduction to the book here (https://youtu.be/VYrnyFFAqoo), and you can click over to the Resources section of this website to order it.
I would like to invite all of you to join me in a spiritual practice this Lent. For the first few days of Lent, I’ve attempted to couple mild renunciation (foregoing sweets; desserts) with taking on a practice of times of prayer (BCP). Honestly, it hasn’t really worked for me, and, moreover, it has just Read More …
I had the privilege this past Sunday (December 11, 2022) to preach at my home church St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Lubbock, TX. When will Jesus return? Watch here and find out: https://www.facebook.com/StSLubbock/videos/1971063253098197/ My sermon starts at 17:40 and continues until approximately the 27:30 mark. If you would prefer a text version of the sermon, then you Read More …
Well, it’s a few days after Halloween, so I’ve been watching and re-watching the Ghostbusters movies for the year. All of this “paranormal activity” has put me a bit in the mood of talking about one of my academic fields: transpersonal sociology. Now, I’ve talked about it before here and here. However, I was thinking Read More …
I had the privilege this past Sunday (September 25, 2022) to preach at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Lubbock, TX. What do you know about symbols? Listen here and hear about how symbol and trust are present in the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus: https://fb.watch/fNKiv-kCyo/ My sermon starts at 26:30 and continues until Read More …
