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Chris Highland
Writer, teacher, freethinker, humanist celebrant, former minister and interfaith chaplain
Think on These Things … Relief Belief
Two columns coming out this week encourage Deep Thinking on matters that may actually matter quite a lot. The first […]
Slowing Down
A song from the 60s said: “Slow down, you move too fast, you gotta make the morning last. . .” […]
Defending the Indefensible
Over the next three weeks, my columns in the Citizen-Times (USA Today network) are unapologetically challenging Christian Apologetics. In my […]
Now on Substack
“This is a fantastic essay! You are such a great writer.” “I enjoy your essays and musings. Thanks for sharing […]
Bookshop
Many of my books are now available through Bookshop! Bookshop supports independent booksellers and authors.
Selma Sun
I was so pleased to hear from the publisher of the Selma Sun in Alabama, inviting me to write columns […]
The Book
Friendly Freethinker (the Book) was published during the pandemic. A collection of 50 essays, drawn from my weekly newspaper columns, […]
The Reasons for the Season
For some “reason” this has to be explained every Winter Season. IF you celebrate, whatever you celebrate, I wish you […]
Why Do We Help?
This week’s column, “Storms of Service and Salvation,” calls attention to the motives behind helping others, especially after disasters. Do […]
Presentation on Christian Supremacy
I enjoyed a good hour and a half with the Humanists of Greater Portland. An enthusiastic group with lively questions […]
Clear as Mud?
The word of the week is: Turbidity. This week’s column looks at the “disturbance” to our local water system due […]
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