Greg JarrellFeb 261 minMy New ProjectThis will be a quick post. I've been working for several years on a new project. For those who follow along on this blog, here's a link...
Greg JarrellSep 10, 20216 minHope-Filled Dissent: 20 years laterSeptember 11, 2001 was the day of Opening Convocation at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. It was my first day of seminary (or at...
Greg JarrellJul 29, 202110 minThe Parable of the Absentee LandlordPsalm 118 Mark 12:1-12 "Peasants" by Diego Rivera In January of 1960, Martin Waters of Waters Insurance and Realty stood before the...
Greg JarrellDec 31, 20205 minFrank Kimbrough: A RemembranceThe pianist Frank Kimbrough died suddenly on December 30, 2020. I first recall Frank from Cannon Music Camp at Appalachian State...
Greg JarrellJul 23, 20204 minTraneThere 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...
Greg JarrellJun 1, 20203 minPentecost: A Call to RepentancePentecost 2020 First Ward Park, Uptown Charlotte (This short homily was offered during a rally in Uptown Charlotte, a part of continuing...
Greg JarrellApr 3, 20204 minHousing as Human Right: a few Dorothy Day-inspired thoughtsA basic theological conviction: middle class and wealthy Christians ought to know poor people. They ought to know poor people by name,...
Greg JarrellOct 16, 20192 minA Riff of Love, one year laterThis 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...
Greg JarrellAug 28, 20196 minGod, Friends, DirtThese reflections were offered at the closing of a week of training for young adults headed across the nation for a year of service and...
Greg JarrellAug 7, 20196 minAfter [Fill in the Blank]: A Letter to My White Children on Disrupting White SupremacyThe following is an excerpt from my book A Riff of Love: Notes on Community and Belonging, available wherever you buy books. There are...
Greg JarrellJun 25, 20191 minExplainer: How to Justify a War with Iran 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...
Greg JarrellJun 17, 201911 minBurn the Damned Thing DownJune 16, 2019 Trinity Sunday Luke 12:16-34 Habakkuk 2 [This sermon was delivered at Caldwell Presbyterian Church on June 16, 2019. The...
Greg JarrellMay 8, 20193 minJustice and Belonging: Stories and Music 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...
Greg JarrellMay 3, 20195 minDreaming Small: A Meditation on Building BridgesOn May 2, 2019, Helms and I were honored by MeckMin, our regional interfaith alliance, with their “Bridge Builder Award.” What follows...
Greg JarrellFeb 2, 20196 minA Gentle Man of This Place: A funeral sermon for John Richard JarrellMy 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...
Greg JarrellJan 10, 20192 minFinding the Perfect Starter HomeRecently, a local website published a report called "11 Coolest Neighborhoods for Finding a Starter Home under $425,000." This got Helms...