Bluebonnets and Redistribution

I’ve been smitten by bluebonnets ever since moving to Texas more than 30 years ago. I carefully seeded a side … Continue reading Bluebonnets and Redistribution

Bluebonnets – Life and Beauty in the Face of Adversity

Published in the Austin American-Statesman on May 29, 2022. What would you do if you won a beautiful handmade bluebonnet … Continue reading Bluebonnets – Life and Beauty in the Face of Adversity

John Coltrane – (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) John Coltrane released his masterpiece A Love Supreme in February … Continue reading John Coltrane – A Love Supreme

A “wounded healer” leverages their own experiences of pain and tragedy to help others heal from theirs. Originally coined by … Continue reading In the Presence of Wounded Healers

I’m grateful to say that my new book is out. Written in the same style as There is a Balm … Continue reading There is a Balm (Also) in Wichita Falls

There is a Balm in Huntsville came out, no foolin’, on April 1, 2019. A nonfiction narrative using present-tense voice, … Continue reading My Next Book – Fall 2024

Thanks to the Austin American-Statesman for running this piece as an op-ed on Thanksgiving, November 28, 2019. Some years back … Continue reading Sharing More Than a Meal at Thanksgiving

As some of you know, I’ve been working on a new book – in the spirit of There is a … Continue reading Better Than Church

Matthew Desmond’s new book, Poverty, By America, takes a hard look at prevalence of poverty in the richest country in the … Continue reading Poverty, By America – Book Review

Published as an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman on June 16, 2023. Co-authored with the Rev. Jim Harrington, missioner priest … Continue reading American-Made Mass Shootings – Again and Again