I know that tradition has its limitations, but it still strikes me as shortsighted for pastors and congregations to show a hostility towards...

Louis Kahn, who had a lot of personal drama, standings inside his most magnificent creation. There'...

In the 1980s and 1990s, congregations across America were divided over how to worship. One side said that times were changing and the chur...

Rod Dreher, a self-declared " crunchy con " and editor of the Dallas Morning News editorial page, let slip some opinions about su...

What is it that makes the megachurch click? There are so many answers, and since the megachurch phenomenon is relatively diverse, no one c...

Glenn Beck has annoyed me for the eight years I've known of him. I couldn't fully articulate why until this weekend. I always thoug...

If you can get everything you spiritually need from a small group, why would you ever attend an established congregation? That's the qu...

Having been lucky enough to immerse myself in climatic biomes such as tropical forests, mountains, oceanfronts, prairies and temperate fores...

In keeping with the ongoing tradition of architectural rivalry with Dallas, the latest addition to Fort Worth's world-class cultural dis...

America may soon embark to do something few nations have ever done: reverse the inevitable statist march. Nations have overthrown Communist...

As reports and revelations about the diminishing credibility of Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) continue to unfold daily , there is no qu...

As Sarah Palin reemerges in preparation for her run at the presidency in 2012, she has shown herself to be wonderfully transparent. Contras...

Part of the reason I have not been able to write in several months is because I have been in the process of moving to Houston. Getting sett...

In what is possibly the most difficult of times for the architecture profession, firms are scurrying around the globe to land any securely f...

The following is a sermon. I am not usually inclined to publish sermons on our blog, but because the jumping off point of the sermon was t...

There has been an air of celebration among Dallas civic boosters, local media and even among many of its citizens these past few weeks. The ...

A few weeks ago I lamented that everyone wanted to be a politician, even those who lead the Church. Simply preaching and defending the gospe...

In this podcast , Corbusier and Relieveddebtor discuss a recent trip to eastern Europe and what really defines vitality in the life of a ci...

Though it was far too short and hectic for my taste, I was grateful for the chance to recently travel to Europe. Part of the trip consisted...

Everyone wants to be a politician. Which is rather odd given their reputation. Everyone complains about politicians, most agree that 100 p...

Political Correctness has brought us some of the more absurd moments in human history. Contrary to common sense and organic checks and bala...

Postmodern philosophy is finally starting to get personal. No doubt it has been personal for many for a long time, but I have largely manag...

As the current severe recession shuts down countless buildings and spaces everywhere, it is a good time to take stock on why some real-estat...

Whether it's because humans have evolved in response to the challenges foisted on them by nature or because God wanted to ensure that ...

Watching a recent documentary about The Pixies reuniting was a sobering moment. As a fan of The Pixies (just "Pixies" is more ac...

Relieveddebtor and Corbusier take on green architecture and the changing institutional landscape in their most recent podcast . Enjoy!

Life is always changing. But sometimes, change happens so quickly that we consciously stop and take notice. This is one of those times. With...

For those who have read my previous essays on green architecture, it is evident that I share some doubts about some of its major assumpti...