One of the things I like most about the Christmas season are the carols. It only occurred to me recently that so many of them came to us f...

Probably the most recognizable Advent tradition is putting a tree in your home and decorating it for Christmas. The trees came to Britain ...

When we were expecting a child, my wife and I came up with a list of 20 names—some from the dictionary of saints, and others from our head...

Perhaps like me, you have watched with growing alarm the Jihadist trail of conquest of the new group called ISIS—the Islamic state of Iraq...

When I was growing up, we attended the First Baptist Church in Shreveport, LA. My father worked in the sound booth at the back of the balc...

Today we begin our sermon series: “A Summer of Saints." It’s a good day to do so, not just because it’s the second Sunday of the summ...

Ecclesiology has to do with the theological self-understanding of the church. One popular concept among some Anglicans today is the “three s...

Today I read a story of an "ex-gay" named John Paulk who recently divorced and is back to being just plain "gay." What ...

The biblical charism of speaking in various unknown foreign languages (called glossolalia ) fell upon the apostles on Pentecost. By praisi...

I've always loved speculation about alternative history. What if the Roman Empire had not fallen? What if America had not revolted? Wh...

My great-grandfather's sister, Lillie Matkin, was the last survivor to be rescued from the rubble after an F-5 tornado struck downtown...

It is remarkable how sometimes the scripture readings in the lectionary correspond to events unfolding in the world around us! It is a remi...

This weekend, local Episcopalians are reflecting on the Texas Supreme Court's Friday ruling which overturned the lower court's rul...

On All Saints' Day in 1950 Pope Pius XII defined the dogma of the Assumption of St. Mary (body and soul) into heaven at the end of her ...

It's commonly known that Evangelical Christians generally believe that all sins are the same to God. That is, equally offensive and equa...

Bishop Stanton announced his retirement and resignation as the Ordinary of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, effect in May of 2014. He has...

Today we celebrate the successful defense and preservation of orthodox Christianity,as articulated in that central mystery of the faith—th...

On this tax day, I thought it would be worth illustrating our national deficits and debt. This is what $1,000 looks like--a stack of ten $...