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Chris Highland
Writer, teacher, freethinker, humanist celebrant, former minister and interfaith chaplain
Origin Story
“Origin stories function, to a degree, as myths designed to create a shared sense of history and purpose.” Some books […]
Hide and Seek?
An excerpt from the “Highland Views” column coming this weekend. Physicists are seeking a “fifth force” in the universe. So […]
Freethinker’s Anthem?
What we sing is a statement of who we are. The music we choose can be entertaining and, it can […]
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 […]
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