Sacred Space, Holy Place

Historic Church Burned But Congregation’s Spirit is Unquenchable

Church Sketching Along the Tour de France - Virtually

Commission’s Carrots and Sticks Preserve One Landmark, Can’t Save Another

Surprise Virtual Encounter with New Zealand's Peace Bell

Tallahassee Airport Memorial to Officer Saunders

Memorial to a Memorial in Downtown Tallahassee

Restored Chapel in Clear Lake - Update

A Street Art Classic in Los Feliz - Make Art Not War

Draylen Mason Tribute in Lovingly Rendered Street Art

Church Planning and Transportation Technology

Church Design and Transportation Technology - Some Not so Obvious Impacts

Churches and Natural Disasters -Trends With Not so Obvious Impacts on Church Design

Shephard Fairey Was Here

Street Art Homage to Pop Art and Austin

Mid Century Modern Church for Sale

Church Adaptive Reuse Accommodates both Choir and Worship

Modernist Landmark Church Demolished

First Christian Church a Dramatic Small Town Presence

Mar’s Hill Church and the Original Soul Invaders

Islamic Center in Texas Burns

Religious Beliefs and Extraterrestrials

A New Korean Church De-Emphasizes Religion

End of the Line for Harlem Church

Wedding Flowers An Ancient Tradition

Skyscraper Temple For Krishna Planned

Altar Cloth Traced To Queen Elizabeth’s Fashion

Church Signs - Resourceful and Sometimes Funny

365 Challenge: Lessons Learned and What Comes Next

Celebrating the Details - 365th Blogpost!

Combing Through a Year’s Offerings

Gallup Poll Shows Faith Over Affiliation

Roadside Memorial in Clear Lake Area Revisited

Clear Lake Islamic Center - Learn! Play! Pray!

Historic Church Moved, Restored, and Repurposed

Neighborhood Nativities - Variations on a Scene

Nativity Scene Instigated by St. Francis

Memorial Mural in Space Center McDonald’s

Advent Calendar - From Germany with Love

Fayetteville Brethren Church and Cemetery are Personal Landmarks

Good Luck Buddha Enigmatic Street Artist

Before I Die - in Tallahassee

End of the Line for Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Queens

Ole Gospel Tabernacle Church Keeps it Country in Tallahassee

A Turning Point for Turning Point International Church

Two of Three Historic NYC Churches Landmarked

Black’s Memorial Baptist - A Progression of Upgrades?

Bethel UMC Tallahassee Surviving For Over 180 Years

Interfaith Chapel With Puzzling Interior

If Neanderthals Had Religion Did They Also Build Temples?

Deadly Church Roof Collapse in Nigeria

St Luke UMC Mid-Century Jewel in Central Austin

St. John the Divine Will Finally Be a Designated Landmark

Lonely Marker Is All That Remains of Mount Rose Church In Lorena

NYC AIDS Memorial Progresses to Completion

Rally at Mosque Demonstrates Support

Lorena Church May Have New Zealand Connection

Two Churches Break Barriers in Response to Tragedy

Pre-Spanish Philippines Filled With Anito

Christmas for Erica and Elias Memorial

Coffee Trailer Locates on Holy Grounds

House of Religions, a Place of Shared Faith in Bern

Urban Buddha Resides Temporarily in Chicago

East Austin Church is a Landmark with Unrecorded History

Boston Diocese Gets Sweet Deal in the Seaport District

St Mark’s Storied Past A Buried Lead

A Near Tragedy at St Paul in Fayetteville

Lucky Cats Reference Japanese and Western Spirituality

Congregation Better Than Ever After Fire

LéTourneau Opus 131 Organ - In Progress

Hyperprism is Public Art and a Modern Reflection on Stained Glass

More East Austin Studio Tour Religious References

Discovering Mt. Pilgrim in My Own Backyard

Historic Church with a History of Mergers

No Final Words for Memorial in West

New Yorkers Turn to Subway Therapy

Modern Art For Old Church Walls in Spain

Three Religions Worship Together in Jerusalem

Hugs and Tears at Brief Border Reunions

Diwali Festival of Lights

Due East Samples Include Spiritual Themes

Orlando to Purchase Mass Shooting Site for Memorial

St Joseph Proves Value of Holding Out

How We Got the U.S. Bald Eagle Seal

Rainbow’s Many Meanings

Whale Sighting on South 1st Street

Memorial for an Architect - the Father of the River Walk

San Antonio’s Saintly Namesake

Deceased Church - Adaptable Building in Jersey City

Japanese Bell Symbolizes Peace and Resilience

Poetic Moments at Catholic and Lutheran Common Prayer Ceremony

Reconciling Catholic and Lutherans - 500 Years in the Making

St. John Lutheran, New Ulm

Selena Lives On in East Austin

Roadside Memorial an Ofrenda in East Austin

Rear Window Prayers

Art of the Qur’an on Display in DC

Living History at Trinity Lutheran in Frelsburg

Cathedral Plaza Iconic Image of Cuba

Worship Facilities Entries Don’t Measure Up

Dallas Still Conflicted About LBJ's Oath of Office

Ready for Dia de los Muertos at Metz Elementary

Ancient Egyptian Goddess is Original Isis

Monastic Brew Evangelization

Wesley United Methodist Church - East Austin Landmark

How Gandhi and Our Lady Became Soulmates in East Austin

The Value of Visiting Places of Worship

Birth of the Spirituals - Richmond Barthé

Mission Espada Restored for Worship and History

Church Reuse In Philly

Preparing for Worship at Rodef Sholom

Retablo at SAMA is Colonial Era High Art

Ursuline Academy a Preservation Model

O’Neil Ford’s Trinity Chapel Doing Fine At 50

San Antonio’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Catholics and Anglicans Reinforce Ties

Our Lady Appears on Seventh Street

Servant Church Grows From Asbury UMC

Rosh Hashanah Celebrated in Food

Irreecha Spiritual Festival - Tragedy or Massacre?

In Case of Rapture: A Bumper Sticker Theological Debate

Worship Space and the Psychology of Home

Altar Cloths an Ancient Tradition

Japanese World Peace Bell Movement

Final Resting Place in the Middle of a Road

Looking For Sacred Space at WFX

Religion and Fitness - Working Out Faithfully

Freedom Bell Opens New African American History Museum

Upjohn's Landmark Church Has Many After Lives

Why Doesn’t Austin Have an Airport Chapel?

WFX - Resources For Worship in Louisville

A Place for Worship at Chicago’s O’Hare

Postcrypt Coffeehouse - Musical Magic in the Basement

Faiths Get Close in Mid Century Chapels

Overlooked Hyde Park Christian a Mid Century Landmark

Ritual Purification for the Hajj

Recognizing St. Philip After Its Demise

Our Lady of Launderette in East Austin

Memorial Benches All Over Austin

An East Side Institution - Simpson UMC

The Other 9/11 Memorials

Neoclassical Synagogue Soon To Be History

First Responder's Park for 9-11 Heroes

Religion on Display at the New African American Museum

The Hajj - Spiritual Journey of a Lifetime

Destroyed Mosque Symbol of Syrian Carnage

50+ Years of Touchdown Jesus

London Replica Goes Up In Flames

Mega Kitchens Serve Sacred Food

London’s Burning - a 350th Anniversary

Fire Ravaged Historic Cathedral May Be Saved

Mid-Century Modern Rodef Sholom in Waco

Clerical Collar a Wearable Symbol of Faith

A Little Free Church Library

Discovering Austin Powerhouse Church’s Ecdysis

Caldwell Brethren - Traditional Church With A Hint Of Mid-Century Modern

Lou Neff Point is Austin Thin Place

Islamic Center Denial Suggests Broad Religious Discrimination

Church in Italy Felled by Earthquake

Pew Poll and the Pulpit

Last Days for St. Thomas in the Bronx

Robert T. Martinez Jr. Memorial in East Austin

Nursery UMC Needs Some TLC

Mushrooms, Death, and Decompiculture

In Spain, Our Lady is in the Sea

Design of New Steeple Says, “Why Bother?”

Manchester Mosque Offers Cautionary Tale

Mother Earth Eco-Sculpture in Challenger 7 Park

Challenger Seven Memorial Displays Its Own Failure

Your Church Already Has An Alternate Reality

Austin’s St. Elias Connected to Ancient Traditions

Brooklyn’s Adaptable Landmark is Finally Historic

Old Church Gets Healthy New Ministry

North Austin Memorial Honors St. Edward’s Student

I Finally Notice the World’s Smallest Church

Modern Art in Graz Transforms Baroque Church

Rio’s Big Jesus With Outstretched Arms

Mid-Century Modern in Rural Texas

UT Memorial Text is Interfectum

Japanese Temple Bell a Forgotten Symbol of Reconciliation

Centennial for Memorial to an Irish Poet Few Remember

Half-Century Later, Today UT Austin Finally Grieves

Cautionary Tale as a Church Dies in the Bronx

Portland’s Monument Square Took Time

Oldest Synagogue is Historic Site for Religious Freedom

What will Become of Loyalty Missionary Baptist?

Boston Women’s Memorial on the Mall

Boston’s Firefighter’s Memorial on the Mall

Our Lady Star of the Sea, Little Cranberry, Maine

My Islesford View Inside and From the Tower

First Church on Little Cranberry Island

MIT Officer Sean Collier Memorial

Boston Marathon Bombing Memorial is Still Temporary

Rouen Cathedral is a Landmark of a Different Sort

Historic Idea for Sinners’ Row

A Long Afterlife for a Church in Boston

Patriotic Update for Clear Lake Roadside Shrine

Ark Encounter is One Big Boat

Who Would Steal the Gay Hill Church Bell?

English Lychgate For Luling, Texas

Weirdly Austin Memorial for a Dead Homeless Goose

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