Between The City and The Land

Concrete and semi-trucks are the connection between most cities and farms. It is a  relationship is mediated by processing plants and grocery stores. Even the most food sensitive among us are disconnected from the land and its tenants. There has been a recent...

A Five Minute Homily For Children

In the 2017 – 2018 academic school year, I gave a homily to K – 6th grade students at The Academy of Classical Christian studies in Oklahoma City. Here’s what I said. Pray Without Ceasing It wasn’t too long ago I stood up here and said something...

Holy Week Homily

I was asked to give a 5 minute homily at my school this week. A little backstory: A forest fire broke out behind our building in the last two weeks, and the flames came within inches of the building. Here’s the homily: There was a woman who went to my church...

Against Political Sloth

If someone were to ask me what I believe politically I might tell them to listen to this song. Here are the lyrics:Don’t teach me about politics and governmentJust tell me who to vote forDon’t teach me about truth and beautyJust label my musicDon’t...

Leaving California

California has graciously hosted me for 6 years. I showed up in 2011 and now it’s 2017. It feels strange and impersonal to leave. The communities that I’ve been connected to, received love from, that listened – they’ll all continue on....