A reader reminds me why I write: “I’ve been reading a few essays a week. Your books are helping me […]
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Weekly Columns
A reminder: My weekly columns from the Asheville Citizen-Times are posted each Saturday right here on Friendly Freethinker: Highland Views […]
Secular Mystics?
It’s worth thinking about. Today’s column weaves the waterfalls of mystics, heretics and naturalists. Mystics, Heretics and Other “Souls on […]
Grounding
This week’s column draws from a story told by a transgender rabbi, then relates that to a suicide prevention hotline […]
Growing Ideas
Thanks to crops of ideas planted, rooted, sprouting and fruiting, and thanks to readers who harvest the seeds of my […]
Shining a Light
A visit from an old friend; a conversation about good things people are doing; an invitation to shine a light […]
An Odd God Story
Today’s column relates a rather strange story from my years as a jail chaplain … The Man Who Changed His […]
50,000 Views!
This website reached 50,000 views today. I’m aware this doesn’t mean there have been that many actual “visitors.” That […]
Wisdom for Writers
“It is not easy to write in a journal what interests us at any time, because to write it is […]
The Big Offering Plate
Precisely because I’m a secular American, I am a strong supporter of Religious Liberty/Freedom of Religion. So when there is […]
Religion and Politics
A volatile mix! Yet, maybe a natural, even necessary one? The draft of a short essay I’ve been writing. Sure, […]
Join Me in the Joy of Writing
These are hard times for huge numbers of people across the world, and across the street. Physically, emotionally, financially, we’re […]
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