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Chris Highland
Writer, teacher, freethinker, humanist celebrant, former minister and interfaith chaplain
Dismembering the Body of Christ
Alright, freethinkers, don’t assume I’ve lost it, but I’ve got to say something about something that’s butted my brain and burned […]
An Educational Pilgrimage
from an essay I’ve been writing on “Owning up to Ownership”: As I try to make an effort to learn […]
Womb to Grow
But not in the way you might expect. . . Bear with me for a bit of uncomfortable (for some) […]
Visitors
Some are expected, others not. This dappled moth came by to hang out this morning.
Greenings
I never get Sick-a-more leaves, especially this time of year when it seems a tree is suddenly covered in green […]
Equiano
Coming this Saturday, a Highland Views column on the life and journeys of an enslaved African whose narrative was published […]
The Rusty Rule?
Gold or not, was this ancient “rule” (not exclusive to scriptures) meant to be the heart of the whole message? […]
Prayer on Planes
Christians singing and praying on a plane. No big deal, I suppose. As a secular person who once thought that […]
Secular Jesus Speaks
A re-post from a few years ago: Continuing the Secular Jesus* Series … *Why Secular Jesus? The “Spiritual Jesus,” exalted […]
Ego de Lego
I’m aware of the fact some atheists, or former believers, are rather allergic to anything Jesus or Bible related. Yet, […]
White Christian Nationalism
It only takes one minute to call out and call attention to a major threat to religious freedom and democracy. […]
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