Renewal in the Garden and Elsewhere
The snowpocalypse that hit Austin, Texas and its environs this past February claimed lives, damaged a number of homes and … Continue reading Renewal in the Garden and Elsewhere
The snowpocalypse that hit Austin, Texas and its environs this past February claimed lives, damaged a number of homes and … Continue reading Renewal in the Garden and Elsewhere
A version of this article has been printed in the Austin American-Statesman and a handful of Texas newspapers on their … Continue reading John Lewis, Crossing the Bridge, Then and Now
This recent Christmas season we, perhaps like you, decorated our tree and strung up our lights earlier than usual. We … Continue reading Misrule, Inequality, and the Strangest Christmas Ever
Five years ago during Christmas, our daughter Alex shared her upcoming new-year endeavor : “Dryuary.” I had never heard the … Continue reading Blessed Dryuary
Like millions of Americans, I watched the Democratic and Republican National Conventions as they ran on consecutive weeks in August. … Continue reading Restorative Justice – No Need to Politicize It
This is the third and final post in a series on the Rev. Dr. Peter Steinke’s work. Click on links … Continue reading Peter Steinke’s Uproar
It’s been a year since the mass shooting at the El Paso Walmart. The Austin American-Statesman published the following as an op-ed … Continue reading Words Create Worlds
This post is Part II of a three-part series on Pete Steinke’s work. It was published in the Austin American-Statesman … Continue reading The Power of Non-Anxious Presence
One-hundred years ago, economic and social inequalities dominated in America. The Gilded Age (1870-1900) of John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie … Continue reading Confederate Monuments and Inequality
With today’s (June 18, 2020) Supreme Court ruling denying the Trump administration’s desire to dismantle the Obama-era DACA policy, I’m … Continue reading DACA, Immigration Reform, and a just a little bit more Sarcasm