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"When I had no temple I made My voice my temple. I have no priest, my tongue is my choir."–Robert Pinsky

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Setting up a YouTube “premiere” for our online Good Friday service didn’t exactly set the appropriate mood. #cognitivedissonance
This April 1st, there’s no foolin’: we’re not throwing away our second shot(s).This morning’s agenda included Vaccine shot number two and voting in the mayoral runoff. Public Health and Democracy? SIGN. US. UP. #fauciouchie #democracydate #vote #publichealth #chattanooga
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Jack has the creepiest stare.
Get out and vote, Chattanooga! #votingselfie #democracydates #imayhavewrittenyouin
Am I doing this right? @thechurchofengland has created an Ash Wednesday filter that will virtually impose ashes on you. #ashesathome #ashwednesday #covid_19 #lent #virtualeverything #amidoingthisright #idontunderstandanythinganymore

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Bill and Lena

I’ve written before about what it felt like to have access to a digital copy of my Granddaddy’s music. This … Continue reading Bill and Lena

Slurring The Pastor, Bell Bottomed Suits, The Baptists, and a Special Election

Slurring The Pastor, Bell Bottomed Suits, The Baptists, and a Special Election

In all seriousness, change the haircuts and suits, give everyone a smartphone, and the documentary wouldn’t sound much different from a longform think piece or something new on Netflix.
Continue reading Slurring The Pastor, Bell Bottomed Suits, The Baptists, and a Special Election

The Words I Come Back To…

The Words I Come Back To…

I hope you have works of literature that stick with you. While this isn’t a comprehensive list of mine, these … Continue reading The Words I Come Back To…

The Longest Lent

The Longest Lent

A wooden cross draped in purple, a rustic outlier to the rest of the white decor of the colonial style … Continue reading The Longest Lent

So you want to watch Hillbilly Elegy?

So you want to watch Hillbilly Elegy?

If you know me, you probably know my feelings about this book. I’m not a fan, and while I’ll admit … Continue reading So you want to watch Hillbilly Elegy?

The Prophet Amos Makes An Appointment at the Tennessee Governor’s Mansion

The Prophet Amos Makes An Appointment at the Tennessee Governor’s Mansion

Amos 5:18-24 You say that you love the Day of the Lord. You expect the people of Tennessee to pray … Continue reading The Prophet Amos Makes An Appointment at the Tennessee Governor’s Mansion

My 2020 Endorsement

So John Piper isn’t going to vote in the 2020 Presidential Election, and he has a whole bloated theological argument … Continue reading My 2020 Endorsement

200,000

200,000

The things that can’t possibly come true, do. When the news hit her inbox, her only prayer was not fit … Continue reading 200,000

Table Talk: The Menu

Table Talk: The Menu

A Sermon for September 15, 2019 As our church continues its conversation about what it means to be Open and … Continue reading Table Talk: The Menu

For Emily Dickinson In The Midst of a Global Pandemic

For Emily Dickinson In The Midst of a Global Pandemic

Ms. Dickinson, I do not know what possessed you in those days– You closed the door upon yourself Yet your … Continue reading For Emily Dickinson In The Midst of a Global Pandemic

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