This week’s column considers physicist Alan Lightman’s ideas in the book, “The Transcendent Brain: Spirituality in the Age of Science.” […]
Archive for July 2023
Borders and Beliefs
The column coming up this next weekend is about borders, migration and seeking refuge. It also asks some hard questions […]
Enlightening Bug
People travel from all over the world to see “our” lightning bugs (“fireflies”). Not so sure folks would do that […]
Artificial Religion
Coming this weekend: What if Artificial Intelligence Created a Religion? (Citizen-Times)
Wild Wonder
Today I got close-up and personal with a “Snowberry Clearwing” Moth! I’ve seen them dart around in the last few […]
One Species, Many Species
Species spied by one set of eyes, in one “Rose of Sharon” tree-bush: (keep in mind: this is one bush, […]
Unbearably Adorable
It’s normal to see wildlife all over our forest neighborhood here in the Blue Ridge mountains. And… there are always […]
Turning Churches into Cafes and Clubs
Visiting family in Oregon, we went out for dinner and drinks at a local church. At least it used to […]
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