I penned these thoughts a few months ago, reflecting on the historical meaning of quarantine. Should some religious faith be […]
Prayer Free Zone
If you pray, feel free. If you choose to pray for me, go ahead. But please keep your prayers to […]
Abe & Charles
In Honor of the Dual Birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, both born this day, February 12, 1809: “As […]
Theocracy
Having just spent a few hours reading through First and Second Kings in the Hebrew Bible (to refresh my memory […]
Birds, Beetles, Bears and Beliefs
“Birds, Beetles, Bears and Beliefs” (seeking trails to secular worship?) One summer we drove to the coast where I saw […]
Why Don’t You Believe?
What if I told you: I hiked up a mountain the other day and a strange thing happened: a burning […]
Old gods
What do people do when there’s no more room for their god? There’s a refuge for discarded deities in Hong […]
Snowshoeing in Heaven
It’s been awhile (much too long) but one of the great pleasures of my life has been snowshoeing with friends […]
Books & Beliefs
A fairly simple rule of thumb that proves its wisdom in any age: “When I find in people narrow religion, […]
