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The Reverend Dr. Frederick W. Schmidt, Jr. is Director of Spiritual Formation and Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality at Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, Texas. An Episcopal priest, he also serves as the director of the Episcopal studies program. He is canonically resident in the Diocese of Washington and a member [...]

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Jesus>Religion

To any rap tune of your choosing:

I want to say,

There’s a big payday

For the ones who say

There’s just no way

That Moses, Jesus, and Martin

Pissed on religion

But there’s just no way

To make a case for that vision
Yet another ill-informed commentator with a camera, a really great [...]

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From the Hand of the Sculptor: Gib Singleton

An art form that has captured my interest in recent years is sculpture.  There is something about the ability to craft a freestanding, three-dimensional object out of raw material that fascinates me.
Any piece of art is, no doubt, born of the ability to imagine another world, but to nurture something that occupies our own space [...]

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Thank you for visiting my site at Patheos. I hope you enjoy my blog and learning more about my work and ministry. I invite you to leave a comment or contact me for more information. Blessings, Fred Schmidt