Philosophy, Religion and Trails to Truth
A few things I’ve mulled over in my mind for a very long time. . . Philosophy, Religion and Trails to Truth In the book of Proverbs we read, “The…
What a ‘Christian Country’ Might Look Like
Next time you hear someone, anyone, assert that America is or should be a “Christian Nation,” I offer these thoughts and questions for consideration. Let’s Imagine a Christian Country Our…
Carson River Cabin
For several years my friend and brother Todd and I saddled up the old Pathfinder and “camped out” in a small cabin by the Carson River in the Sierra Nevada.…
Hunting Season for Game, and God?
This essay was posted today on “Rational Doubt” at Patheos. What are your thoughts? Hunting for Game and God
Nature and American Religion
Images from across the American landscape (to accompany the lecture “Nature and American Religion” by Chris Highland, University of North Carolina, Asheville, March 2, 2020)
Debunking the Bunkum
Some believers like walls, especially if they keep out the “bad,” scary or “evil” influences, or if the walls keep in the “true faith” and protect the faithful. The Wall…
Requiem for the Gods
With all due respect to those who honor, reverence and worship a god or gods/goddesses, I think it’s important now and then to look back on countless cultures in the…
Do You Know Baloney When You Hear It?
Have to admit, I ate a lot of baloney sandwiches when I was growing up. Somehow I survived … and learned to eat healthier foods as the years went by.…
