On a long trail loop near Asheville, we waded through a cold mountain stream 7 or 8 times, beneath pines […]


On a long trail loop near Asheville, we waded through a cold mountain stream 7 or 8 times, beneath pines […]

The following story is true. This incident really happened. When hiking far out into the forests along the Blue Ridge […]

A few images from our journey to Kentucky (the first visit for me). Overview of some of the 2000 acres […]

My latest book, Was Jesus a Humanist?: and other Questionable Essays, is a collection of 25 short essays framed as […]

The pandemic year hasn’t been all doom, gloom and hide in the room. Stepping back a little from being “out […]

I was going to call this my “Thought of the Day,” but it’s really something I’ve thought about for a […]

The new edition of My Address is a River, first published in 2010, is now available in paperback and ebook! […]

If you pray, feel free. If you choose to pray for me, go ahead. But please keep your prayers to […]

In Honor of the Dual Birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, both born this day, February 12, 1809: “As […]

It’s been awhile (much too long) but one of the great pleasures of my life has been snowshoeing with friends […]

You don’t understand Religious Freedom if you think: -The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment is more important than other […]

The perfect message for a year when the American slogan seems to be: Make America Selfish Again And the perfect […]