• New (relaunched) Podcast

    New (relaunched) Podcast

    Friends, welcome to The Book of Common Words, where we explore the Christian spirituality of being human through poetry and prose about my life, art, and the Christian…

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  • When We Were on Fire Again

    When We Were on Fire Again

    We used to burn so brightly. There was something beautiful about our passion, our fire. It glowed and flickered, raged and shown brightly. We were the future, pastors,…

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  • I Thirst

    I Thirst

    Friends, welcome to The Book of Common Words, where we explore the Christian spirituality of being human through poetry and prose about my life, art, and the Christian…

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  • The Gentiles are On Fire

    The Gentiles are On Fire

    At Pentacost we celebrate the Holy Ghost descending on the first of the church and haunting us all ever since. This is the day of tongues of fire,…

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  • On Sunday We Saw Glory; On Wendsday We Die

    On Sunday We Saw Glory; On Wendsday We Die

    Friends, welcome to The Book of Common Words, where we explore the Christian spirituality of being human through poetry and prose about my life, art, and the Christian…

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  • Thoughts and Prayers (Sandy Hook)

    Thoughts and Prayers (Sandy Hook)

    Sandy Hook, oh Sandy Hook How I long to gather you under My wings like a mother hen. But I was barred by the NRA And the keepers…

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