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Month: April 2019

Posted on April 30, 2019May 1, 2019

An Amazing Wedding!

    Ten years ago this week, my wife Carol and I were married in a very unique ceremony.  I doubt anything like it has ever been seen. We chose…

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Posted on April 23, 2019

World Religions Founded by Atheists?

This is something I’ve considered for a long time: Were the World Religions Founded by Atheists? The philosopher Socrates is well-known in the intellectual history of the world. What some…

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Posted on April 20, 2019April 20, 2019

John Muir’s Birthday

April 21, 1838.  Naturalist-to-be John Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland. I think it’s a day worthy of celebrating as a Holiday, as “holy” as any other. I like to…

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Posted on April 20, 2019April 20, 2019

No Holidays for Animals

One of our neighbors came calling this morning of Passover and Easter weekend.  A black bear sauntered across the patio and up the walkway to the front door.  We watched…

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Posted on April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

Cataloochee in B&W

One of our favorite (and closest) areas within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cataloochee Valley offers trails and trees, wilderness, wild streams and elk. Good place for photographs too.

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Posted on April 14, 2019April 14, 2019

Do We Really See Our World?

I wonder sometimes. How dragonflies see the world (BBC) Amazement. . .

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Posted on April 14, 2019April 14, 2019

Saving Jesus, Again

Time for my annual “Secular Sermon” for “Holy Week.”  If you feel a bit sorry for Jesus, or at least for what “His People” have done to him. . .well,…

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Posted on April 13, 2019

Choosing New Trails and Bridges

No big surprise.  There are now more Nones than Nuns.  This latest survey finds “No Religion” is just about the Largest “Religion” in America:  “For the first time “No Religion”…

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