I write a monthly column for KCPT-TV's digital magazine. That schedule started in August 2016. Before that I wrote occasionally.
If you missed any of the columns when they posted at FlatlandKC.org, now you can catch up here as well as at this page on Flatland.
-- Dec. 19, 2021: "Artist Hasna Sal is a follower of Christ, not organized religion"
-- Nov. 28, 2021: "Giving thanks for a faith leader unafraid to confront 'burdens'"
-- Oct. 24, 2021: "Rockhurst University president to receive Bloch humanitarian award"
-- Oct. 10, 2021: "Missouri's execution of Ernest Johnson merely adds to body count"
-- Sept. 26, 2021: "Area faith leaders form mental health collaborative"
-- Aug. 29, 2021: "Taking a walk with death prompts pondering of life"
-- July 25, 2021: "Native American view of faith celebrates connections with all that surrounds us"
-- June 27, 2021: "Religious leaders bare their souls in 'Shepherds Helping Shepherds'"
-- May 30, 2021: "Confronting our past (and present) at Auschwitz exhibit at Union Station:
-- April 25, 2021: "Celebrating the post-pandemic return to worship"
-- March 28, 2021: "New book documents hate crime survivor's journey"
-- Feb. 28, 2021: "Grappling with ethical artificial intelligence in health care"
-- Jan. 31, 2021: "KC Faith leaders target violent crime in 'Getting to the Heart of the Matter'"
-- Dec. 29, 2020: "Time to speak out about 'faith-based tyranny' in all its forms"
-- Nov. 29, 2020: "Retired clergy members reflect on their careers"
-- Oct. 25, 2020: "Central High School, nearby clergy, changing narrative for neighborhood"
-- Sept. 27, 2020: "LAMP Shines a light in Ivanhoe neighborhood"
-- Aug. 30, 2020: "Reckoning with racism in our own congregations"
-- July 26, 2020: "Bringing an artist's spirituality to the practice of medicine"
-- June 28, 2020: "Kansas City's seminaries change on the fly amid pandemic"
-- May 31, 2020: "Dear God: Kansas City area clergy adapt to new realities of pandemic"
-- May 10, 2020: "When congregations turn on their shepherds"
-- April 26, 2020: "Spiritual seeker builds community, one event at a time"
-- April 12, 2020: "Learn from scars left by the virus crisis"
-- March 29, 2020: "Age of coronavirus: Funerals take on a remote vibe"
-- Feb. 23, 2020: "A lifetime collection of Jewish artifacts finds a home"
-- Jan. 26, 2020: "Scriptures rendered in paint"
-- Dec. 29, 2019: "Jean Zeldin looks back on a long career in Holocaust education"
-- December 4, 2019: "Pondering the ethics of artificial intelligence in health care"
-- November 2019: "The innocent victims of hatred's blindness"
-- October 2019: "KC area Muslims and Jews pursue partnerships"
-- September 2019: "What the hell? That's what local seminaries are asking"
-- August 2019: "Central Baptist Theological Seminary is on the rebound"
-- July 2019: "Sikh temple will highlight U.S. religious pluralism at Lenexa corner"
-- June 2019: "Kansas City Catholic school strengthens interfaith ties after Swastika incident"
-- May 2019: "New headquarters marks another turning point for Youthfront"
-- April 2019: "Angry metro clergy await homosexuality decision from United Methodist Church"
-- March 2019: "Religious principles ease strain of financial difficulties"
-- February 2019: "Church is a ray of light in urban KC neighborhood."
-- January 2019: "Gatherings create Community of Reason each week at UMKC"
-- December 2018: "Two Johnson County churches bridge centuries old theological divisions"
-- November 2018: "You'll find clergy in all sorts of places around Kansas City"
-- October 2018: "Missouri exoneree using ministry to help other freed inmates"
-- September 2018: "#MeToo: Feminine energy is infusing faith"
-- August 2018: "Mindy Corporon: Righting a world turned upside down"
-- July 2018: "Covenant Presbyterian steps it up in Kansas City's urban core"
-- June 2018: "Court experience exposes anti-Islam sham"
-- May 2018: "Bet you didn't know 'amazing' religious archive was so close to Kansas City"
-- April 2018: "Historic site gets some comic relief"
-- March 2018: "KC pastors recall tense days after MLK assassination."
-- February 2018: "Singers extend range beyond their own faith tradition."
-- January 2018: "For openly gay clergy the goal is to keep the momentum."
-- December 2017: "Getting Paul Right: View Could Bridge Divide Between Christians and Jews"
-- November 2017: "Chaplains deliver spiritual care"
-- October 2017: "Purge in Turkey worries KC emigres"
-- September 2017: "Christianity facing another tempest"
-- Special September 2017 column: "Vietnam war refugees, succeed, struggle in Kansas City"
-- August 2017: "Clergy group looking to improve education in Kansas City"
-- July 2017: "Area clergy stood fast against the Vietnam War."
-- June 2017: "'Dinner Churches': Using an old custom to lure new parishioners"
-- May 2017: "A community rebounds, copes after targeted murders"
-- April 2017: "Rev. Adam Hamilton strains to prevent schism in United Methodist Church"
-- March 2017: "Listening with respect: Discussion tackles centuries-old issues"
-- February 2017: "D.C. building gains dollars, doors via Kansas City"
-- January 2017: "Tireless activist battling back after being hit by a car"
-- December 2016: "Seminaries part of metro's secret sauce"
-- November 2016: "Walls that unite"
-- October 2016: "Creating a hub for religious fluency"
-- September 2016: "Faith in KC's Southeast High School"
-- August 2016: "Finding teachable moments in unexpected places"
-- April 2016: "What's love got to do with it?"
-- March 2016: "Let common sense prevail in battle over religious liberty"
-- January 2016: "A local love story with international echoes"
-- Also January 2016: "Focus on 'Spotlight' film recalls local crisis"