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2019

  • “Keep Your Zen Up This Holiday Season” D Magazine | November 2019 | LINK

  • “Dallas Prepared to Welcome Legal Asylum Seekers at Respite Centers” NBCDFW.com | June 2019 | LINK

  • “Lost + Found: Contemplating Thanks-Giving Square” AIA Columns | Spring 2019 | LINK

2018

  • “Flashback: Thanks-Giving Square gave space for gratitude to the public in 1977.” Dallas Morning News | May 10, 2018 | LINK

  • “North Texas Faith Leaders Embark on MLK Legacy Road Trip.” NBC5 News | April 1, 2018 | LINK

  • “Peter Stewart Created Thanks-Giving Square, an Oasis in Downtown Dallas.” The Wall Street Journal | January 26, 2018 | LINK

2017

  • “Pearl Harbor remembered at Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas.” Dallas Morning News | December 7, 2017 | LINK

  • “Dallas’ Faith Leaders Discuss Ways To Heal Racial Divides.” Dallas Observer | November 30, 2017 | LINK

  • “Activists at Dallas protest say Trump’s refugee policies go too far.” Dallas Morning News | November 13, 2017 | LINK

  • “Dallas #PrayforLasVegas vigil at Thanks-Giving Square.” WFAA-TV | October 2, 2017 | LINK

  • “Through Dialogue, Interfaith Leaders Hope North Texans Will Better Understand Each Other.” KERA | June 28, 2017 | LINK

  • “Ascending Circle.” Texas Architect Magazine | May / June 2017 | LINK

  • “National Day of Prayer brings North Texans together during distressing week.” The Dallas Morning News | May 4, 2017 | LINK

  • “Immigration rally in Thanks-Giving Square promotes unity.” Dallas Voice | January 30, 2017 | LINK

  • “Vigil To Show Support For Refugees To Be Held Tonight.” CBS Local | January 30, 2017 | LINK

2016

  • “Commemorate lost loved ones this month at Thanks-Giving Square.” The Dallas Morning News | December 9, 2016 | LINK

  • “Former Beth Am rabbi speaks at Dallas memorial.” The Miami Herald | July 17, 2016 | LINK

  • “The Bright Heart of Dallas.” Patheos | July 9, 2016 | LINK

  • “‘Does It Always Have to Be That Hatred Forces Us To Love?’: Thanks-Giving Square, 7/8/16.” D Magazine FrontBurner | July 8, 2016 | LINK

  • “The day after in Dallas: ‘I believe this city will be better and see better days’.” Los Angeles Times | July 8, 2016 | LINK

  • “Prayer Service Held in Thanks-Giving Square.” NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth | July 8, 2016 | LINK

2015

  • “Baptist Pastors Stand in Solidarity With Muslims at Interfaith Events.” EthicsDaily | December 17, 2015 | LINK

  • “A Kickstarter to resurrect Thanks-Giving Square, which could really use new signs (of life).” The Dallas Morning News | June 2015 | LINK

Press Releases

2016

  • “Remarks by the President at Memorial Service for Fallen Dallas Police Officers.” whitehouse.gov | July 12, 2016 | LINK

Transcripts

2018

Eddie Bernice Johnson Prayer Breakfast | February 12, 2018 | LINK

2016

“A Prayer for the Service of Light and Remembrance: Remembering our Homeless Neighbors” at First United Methodist Church Dallas | November 6, 2016 | LINK