In our rapidly evolving world, the integration of faith with the relentless march of technology is a profound concern and interest for many religious leaders. Over the last 20+ years of partnering with religious communities, I have often found myself meditating on and exploring how technology and public theology intersect…

A little over a year ago, I was a new human. Having spent the better part of three months detoxing, resting, renewing, and embracing sabbath, I had returned to my skin. …

A homily delivered at Christ Episcopal Church In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth. Our ancestors have retold this story for thousands of years. It unfolded like this: the Spirit of God hovered over the chaos, and God began to speak, calling forth all manner of things…

Make no mistake about it: John the Baptist was a preacher of hope. Living out in the wilderness could have made him very jaded. …

Note: This sermon was delivered in November 2022 at the Installation Service for the new Head of School at Trinity Episcopal in Charlotte. Parts were sung and the community engaged. A recording is not provided. Opening prayer: Sing, This Little Light of Mine…Yours, Ours, Trinity’s…with the community joining. I’m going…

Some of my earliest Thanksgiving memories are grounded in the dusty driveway of my great-grandmother Banny’s farm. Every year, for years, the whole family would gather in Greensboro, Alabama to celebrate, feast, and commune. We always knew it was getting close to time to eat when the supper bell…

There’s really no secret: I am an Alabama fan. Born and raised in the heart of the black belt, there were really only one or two options for teams to cheer for. But in my family, it was really only one: Roll Tide. Just a couple of weeks back as…

Over the course of the last three months, after 20+ years of work and ministry, I have experienced something new: true sabbath. While multi-week vacations, time for transition between jobs, days off here and there, and opportunities for continuing education have all provided wonderful and necessary respites to the rhythm…

One of the hardest things about practicing resurrection faith is the unexpected onset of hardship. Unfortunately, or fortunately, digital technology has gifted us with the capacity for a much broader sense of the world. …