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April 2025

April 28, 2025

Misidentification=Injustice: The Texas Story of Tony Ford

Innocence Taken From Him Tony Ford was just 18. On an evening in December of...

March 2020

March 19, 2020

The Death of the Advocate

Multiple officers descended on a murder suspect. Before giving him an opportunity to surrender,...

January 2019

January 10, 2019

The Cowardly Cancelation or Real Talk with the Dallas Morning News

To the surprise of no one, Dallas Morning News Editor Mike Wilson has...

January 07, 2019

Irrelevance in Print: The Dallas Morning News

January 7, 2019 Irrelevance in Print: The Dallas Morning News "Revenues are down." ...

October 2018

October 09, 2018

Rage is Salvation

Rage is Salvation You shout peace...peace...and there is no peace. If I give...

September 2018

September 16, 2018

The Downfall of Civil Disobedience

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

August 2018

August 29, 2018

What I Planned to Say If Roy Oliver was acquitted in the Murder of Jordan Edwards. // Burn it Down

Fellow activists and I planned for major responses if Balch Springs Police Officer Roy...

May 2018

May 24, 2018

The Offense of a Backyard Flag

"Thou shall have no other Gods but me..." One of the earliest teachings of...

February 2018

February 14, 2018

The Fight to Rename a School: Pushing Further

The Fight to Rename a School: Pushing Further *Based on My Words at the...

November 2015

November 21, 2015

The Puppet in the Pulpit

For the third time in a week, I received a phone call from a...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

Social Pain

* This interaction is derived from a recent conversation that I had with the...

July 2015

July 23, 2015

The Intern Monologues: Injustice

J: What is injustice? C: Injustice is oppression. Oppression is violence created to...

June 2015

June 09, 2015

The Competent Soul Understands Racism

I don't trust people or institutions to connect me to God. I believe that...

January 2015

January 24, 2015

The Lethal Nature of Moderate Theology

Week after week, pastors and staffs of churches deliberate about what message they intend...

October 2014

October 21, 2014

The Cycle of Violence: Voting and Texas Politics

Over and over again, I listened to the voices that argued for the need...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

A Lesbian is Murdered and Nobody Cares…

"Lesbian Murdered." What if that was all the news headlines said? I have a...

September 10, 2014

Claiming Justice and Killing Jesus: The Execution of Willie Trottie

"...I was in prison, and you visited me." Jesus doesn't say, "I was not...

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 23, 2014

The Violence of Demanding Peaceful Protest: The Missteps of Clergy in Ferguson

"We don't want anyone getting arrested or lashing out in anger. It is your job...

July 2014

July 01, 2014

The Danger of Debating with Jesus: Hobby Lobby and the Incarnated Christ at LaGuardia

"If you want to be a slut then be a slut on your own dime...

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 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 18

Walking down a busy highway late in the day was different than anything I'd done...

June 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 17

Storms were coming that looked fierce but never truly developed into anything but a short...

June 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 16

I woke up. I woke up. I woke up. The transition from sleep to...

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 21, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 12 and 13

Roads comfort me. I often find myself on bright days and dark nights between strips...

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 29, 2014

The Danger of Dr. Maya Angelou

I turned the corner after hearing her speak and there she was. I shouted out,...