Greg Jarrell

The pianist Frank Kimbrough died suddenly on December 30, 2020. I first recall Frank from Cannon Music Camp at Appalachian State Universi...

There is a new mural of John Coltrane, by artist Scott Nurkin, in Hamlet, NC, the site of Coltrane's birth. I'll be making a pilgrimage s...

Pentecost 2020 First Ward Park, Uptown Charlotte (This short homily was offered during a rally in Uptown Charlotte, a part of continuing ...

A basic theological conviction: middle class and wealthy Christians ought to know poor people. They ought to know poor people by name, an...

This week, I am celebrating the release of A Riff of Love one year ago. Over that year, I've the chance to speak to and hear from lots of...

These reflections were offered at the closing of a week of training for young adults headed across the nation for a year of service and l...

The following is an excerpt from my book A Riff of Love: Notes on Community and Belonging, available wherever you buy books. There are lo...

As the rhetoric for armed conflict with Iran escalates, I want to offer a thorough analysis of how a war with Iran might be justified usi...

When I started writing A Riff of Love, an idea that was encouraged from day one by my friend Anthony Smith, I knew two things: for one, I...

My grandfather John Richard Jarrell died on Jan 23 at 92 years old. He lived his entire life on Jarrell Farm Road near Wentworth, NC, and...

Recently, a local website published a report called "11 Coolest Neighborhoods for Finding a Starter Home under $425,000." This got Helms ...