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July 2022

July 07, 2022

I’m Still There: Reflections on the 6th Anniversary of The Dallas Police Shooting

    I organized a rally.   I marched.   Shots rang out.   Lorne...

March 2022

March 15, 2022

Should former Deputy Michael Davis be Executed? Thoughts from Lonoke County, Arkansas.

  On July 7, 2016, I organized a rally against police brutality.  For hours, thousands...

September 2020

September 07, 2020

Micah Johnson / Kyle Rittenhouse : The Same Demon

Micah Johnson / Kyle Rittenhouse : The Same Demon   I write about it more...

August 2020

August 07, 2020

Leaving Dallas.

Leaving Dallas.     Life changes. Rapid developments demand rapid responses. Such is how we...

July 2020

July 08, 2020

The Sermon After the Shooting

I had no choice but to stand and deliver...  I'm still there.   The Sermon...

May 2020

May 30, 2020

Dallas: I’m Ashamed

Dallas: I'm Ashamed   The hour is late.  I can't sleep.  Tonight, I've watched the...

November 2019

November 19, 2019

The Genocide of Native American Peoples Continues

Thanksgiving... Feathers.  Moccasins.  War Paint.  Battle Cries. Arrows.  We only had to be quiet momentarily.  Once...

November 10, 2019

Vultures : On the Death of Marquis Jefferson

    Atatiana Jefferson   1990 - 2019     The young woman was murdered.  The...

October 2019

October 03, 2019

The Wounds of Christ on The Body of Daniela Calderon

    The Wounds of Christ on The Body of Daniela Calderon   The night...

October 01, 2019

Can You Love This Woman?

Can You Love This Woman?   "Some fucking cop just shot a dude in his...

September 2019

September 26, 2019

Shoot Me

      Since its modern inception, I have given my life to the Dallas...

September 11, 2019

Will the real Keisha Pope-Nixon please stand up?

  This is what I was told.   ...   He told police that he...

August 2019

August 31, 2019

Councilman Kleinman Must Be Censured for “F*** You” Gesture (w/pic)

*CAN YOU IMAGINE YOUR CITY COUNCILMAN TELLING YOU TO FUCK OFF?   Letter I sent:...

August 20, 2019

Questions: The Dwelling Place of God

  *I don't know the entirety of all of these stories...then again, maybe we all...

August 06, 2019

The Dallas Movement is Dead

  The Movement. The energy.  The sounds.  The passion.  The unity.   That was then...this...

September 2018

September 18, 2018

United Methodist of All Colors Walk for Justice // Injustice in Dallas

United Methodist of All Colors Walk for Justice? // Injustice in Dallas   Is this...

September 16, 2018

The Downfall of Civil Disobedience

  "Come to the table..."  These three words change lives.  The table beckons us to...

September 12, 2018

The Savior of Dallas: Botham Jean

  "Cowardice in the face of injustice is damnable.  God is not mocked.  In this...

September 05, 2018

The Assassination of an Exotic Dancer

-Dallas, Texas The Assassination of an Exotic Dancer   She was fiercly loved.   She...

June 2018

June 21, 2018

The Congressman and The Press: Fighting Family Separation

    *From Congressman Michael Burgess' Townhall at Denton High School in Denton, Texas on...

May 2018

May 08, 2018

Rallying in Dallas: DAMN THE NRA!

  *From May 4, 2018 at Dallas City Hall   Good Evening. We've gathered here...

May 04, 2018

NRA! PRESIDENT TRUMP! WE ARE GOING TO SHUT YOU DOWN!!!!!!! / Words from Dallas

  *From press conference against the proliferation of guns at Dallas City Hall on May...

February 2018

February 06, 2018

Seeing John Battaglia

Seeing John Battaglia   The room was cold. It's always cold in there. I was...

August 2017

August 24, 2017

Clergy and the Violence of Peace

  It's a long way from Dallas to Ferguson...but I had to go. I knew...

July 2017

July 10, 2017

The Phrase: Remembering July 7

  *Originally in Dallas Morning News on July 7, 2017   Life is a peculiar...

July 08, 2017

The Sermon After the Shooting

    Delivered after the July 7 shooting at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Denton, Texas on July...

April 2017

April 14, 2017

Jesus Didn’t Die for Your Sins. Jesus Died to Show You the Way…the Way to the Cross. // Some Words from A Good Friday Walk.

  *Originally Posted on Good Friday 2014     Lately, I have had a lot...

December 2016

December 23, 2016

Forbidden Words: Christmas Interactions with the Queer Christ

    An Interpretation of the Christmas Story   In the days of Texas Governor...

September 2016

September 23, 2016

Words for Dallas’ ‘Enough is Enough’ Rally

*I'm thankful that my brother Robert Morris read these words at the Dallas rally.  ...

September 07, 2016

DENTON, DALLAS AND THE AFTERMATH OF A SHOOTING

  The slam of the car door sent me scrambling last night. I ran down the...

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