My friend Jim Gronvold has published a string or strand or stream of books full of something we call “poems,” […]
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Chris Highland
Writer, teacher, freethinker, humanist celebrant, former minister and interfaith chaplain
Windbags and Blowhards
First snow of the season here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Might slip to around 12 degrees tonight. Icy cold […]
On the Road
Helped this little (voracious and vivacious) lady off the roadway this afternoon. Her glance told me she appreciated the gesture. […]
“My Faith Won’t Let Me Help You”
It’s not easy to read the latest issue of “Church and State” (published by Americans United). We’ve all heard about […]
Path Beyond Belief
For most of my life, faith, church, God were formative, central, deeply influential … Then, over time, with much reflection, […]
In a Time of Trumpery
A term more relevant (and chilling) now than ever. “Trumpery” trump·er·y | ˈtrəmp(ə)rē | archaic noun (plural trumperies) attractive articles […]
You HAVE to Read This!
NO, you DON’T have to read this (or: No, you don’t have to read this. No caps). I make it […]
Hallow-autumn
Religion to Love, and Hate
In the 1840’s, Frederick Douglass traveled through the British Isles speaking on his former life as a slave in America. […]
Lord of the Nation?
Teaching a class on Thomas Paine “in our age of un-reason” I came across this quote from the United States […]
Something’s Bugging Me
I took this photo this afternoon as the “curiosity beetle” was ambling across my Thoreau book. Look for my column […]
Streams and Streams
We are made of water, at least mostly so. Without a stream nearby, I would dry up and turn to […]
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