The Long Defeat (Sermon Sept. 27th)In 2016, the ongoing (seemingly endless) Star Wars franchise put out, in my opinion, their most beautiful movie installment yet: Rogue...
On Giving and Receiving (Sermon, Sept. 6th)And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. Now by this, we may be sure...
On The Way (Sermon 8/30/2020)Click here to view sermon. “As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,...
On Broken ThingsSometimes, things break. Sometimes, it is by no fault of our own, and other times, it is our fault. In my mistakes, I have, at times,...
Humility or Insecurity?In his essay, Christianity and Culture, C.S. Lewis remarked, “A person is never so proud as when striking an attitude of humility.” It...
"Where do we grow from here?"“Where do we grow from here?” When I worked in East Austin, at the FreeStore, I would pass these words daily. It was graffiti on an old...
On Grand Gestures and JudgementOne of my favorite moments from the film The Hobbit took place between Galadriel and Gandalf. Now when I say ‘one of my favorite’, there...
Abel The Dragon TamerWith a swoosh of his map pencil, he gathered all the pages before him and thrust them in my direction. “It is finished!” he exclaimed. I...
On Old...er People and BirdsLate one afternoon, I was speaking with Pastor Stella. As we made way to our vehicles after a long day at the office, something strange...
On The Kingdom of Heaven... A Story.Do you feel it? Do you remember? The way things were, the way things are and the way things ought to be. Once upon a time, there was a...