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September 2026

September 04, 2026

Between: On the Person and Character of God

Between I am not above you. I am not inside you. I am in the...

August 2026

August 15, 2026

When Jesus Sinned : Lessons From a So-Called Dog

Jesus got out of town. He went north into Tyre and Sidon, far from his...

January 2026

January 07, 2026

ICE Murdered Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis: Time to Rage

The God Who Knows Blood: ICE and the Murder of Renee Nicole Good The Execution...

December 2025

December 24, 2025

Emmanuel = God With Us = Merry Christmas.

"They will call him Emmanuel = God with us." -Matthew 1:23, paraphrased God Entered Flesh...

December 23, 2025

Christmas : The Beginning of an Execution

Christmas : When God Became Executable Christmas is God Made Administrable To say God became...

April 2021

April 04, 2021

The Resurrection of George Floyd: On the Fullness of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ

April 4, 2021 The Resurrection of George Floyd: On the Fullness of the Incarnation of...

December 2020

December 21, 2020

Drugged. Interstellar Exploration of the Incarnation

Drugged. Interstellar Exploration of the Incarnation Loud music. "Jesus is alive!"...

May 2020

May 26, 2020

George Floyd’s Final 300 Seconds/Prayers

George Floyd's Final 300 Prayers/Seconds * There is a difference between “I can’t breathe” and...

January 2019

January 13, 2019

The South Dallas Gospel: God Cut Loose

Incarnation is about God's presence. Throughout time and space, God is present in...

March 2017

March 10, 2017

Kids, Drag and Jesus

Late afternoon found me quicker than I anticipated. I was tired. I searched the house...

February 2017

February 23, 2017

The Evil of Communion

Communion is one of the most consistent and sacred practices in the Christian world....

January 2017

January 17, 2017

The Transgender Christ: Chelsea Manning

In 2010, US Army soldier Chelsea Manning disseminated over 750,000 documents and videos to...

December 2016

December 19, 2016

Murder in Ankara : The Perpetual Crucifixion

Earlier today, Turkish police officer Melvut Mert Altinua walked into an art exhibition in...

December 01, 2015

God Has AIDS

Our God is born of flesh. Our God lives in flesh. Our God dies in...

November 2015

November 20, 2015

The Call of the Muslim Jesus

When Jesus bound his body and ultimately became the stranger in Matthew 25:35, he left...

June 2015

June 12, 2015

The Racial Ambiguity of Jesus

How far would you go? How far would you go for liberation? How...

January 2015

January 22, 2015

No More Murders! : Stop the Supreme Court and the People of Georgia with Prayer

There is an old story about Jesus. During one of his marathon sessions, the...

January 05, 2015

“time” and “belief” / 2 poems

"time" depression nibbles the dogs ran away i am haunted by the attack blood was...

October 2014

October 21, 2014

Sharing the Good News of Jesus with Southern Baptists: A Mission to Nashville

"It is hard for me to not believe that homosexuality is a sin when...

September 2014

September 07, 2014

“Becoming Queer and Growing Queerer”

*Delivered at Greater Dallas Metropolitan Community Church When we think about God...we often go...

August 2014

August 11, 2014

The Night I Almost Took My Life

The year was 2008. The spring semester at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary was coming to...

July 2014

July 14, 2014

Theology from Death Row Letter 3 / Texas Death Row Inmate Will Speer on The Meaning of Evil

ARE WE EVIL? I have spent much of my time in prison considering this question. ...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

The Complete Pilgrimage Journal: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 12-19, 2014

June 12 and 13 Roads comfort me. I often find myself on bright days...

June 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 19

There is nothing like waking up and knowing that you are going to finish. ...

June 23, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 15

I was not too far over the Brazos County line when a Sheriff's Deputy rolled...

June 22, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 14

Sleeping is not easy when you are not on a bed. We take our rest...

June 08, 2014

“Embracing the Power of the Queer” – A Sermon Delivered at the Cathedral of Hope / June 4, 2014

adapted transcription below full video at What a powerful thing to be standing...

May 2014

May 23, 2014

Jesus is Calling…Please Pick Up: An Open Letter to Brother Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee

Brother Bill. I bring you greetings in the name of our savior...Jesus the Christ. We...

May 21, 2014

A Few Thoughts for My Sons Jeff and Phillip on the Occasion of their Second Birthday

You are young now. You can only say a few words. There will come...

May 12, 2014

The Cross and The Needle: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Numerous officials hurried into a back room. The meeting was called to order by the...