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Chris Highland
Writer, teacher, freethinker, humanist celebrant, former minister and interfaith chaplain
Way of Wonder
Today’s column on the fragile things, like us, that may be stronger (and more wonderful) than we realize: Wasps, Willows, […]
Big Brother or Big Sister?
I guess a lot of us need a Big Sister or Brother. Maybe we need a Strict Parent, at least […]
Great Book Review!
So much appreciate this wonderful review on Patheos! Friendly Freethinker – Book Review “I whole-heartedly recommend Friendly Freethinker to anyone […]
If Death is the End
Preparing to teach the final session of my Emerson class, I came across this line from his biographer, Robert Richardson: […]
No Need to Kill
A lot to say about this, but after the last police shooting, and then another, and another. . .I feel […]
New Book Series!
The pandemic year hasn’t been all doom, gloom and hide in the room. Stepping back a little from being “out […]
Suicidal Beliefs
This seems to have a timeless wisdom, wouldn’t you say? “The Religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and […]
The Marketplace
Came across this quote on free speech. Good to remember the wisdom: “The marketplace of ideas holds that the truth […]
Art of the Wild
A sneak peek at this week’s “Highland Views” column. Look for it Saturday in the Asheville Citizen-Times. Elegant Incognito and […]
To Watch Well
I have no aversion to a version of verse on any day along the way (sorry, couldn’t resist). Here’s a […]
Religion, or Life?
In 1832, the year he left the ministry, Emerson wrote these words in his journal: “Religion in the mind is […]
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