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Readers’ Reminder

Readers’ Reminder

Hey, Chris here.  A quick reminder of a few important things you may or may not know: My weekly columns […]

July 10, 2021 0
Book of Questions

Book of Questions

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

July 5, 2021 10
July Fourth

July Fourth

Each July Fourth I like to read Frederick Douglass‘s powerful speech, delivered in Rochester, NY in 1852.  It is considered […]

July 4, 2021 1
Truth is Ruthless

Truth is Ruthless

That line is from a highly recommended book I just finished reading: Robert E. Lee and Me:  A Southerner’s Reckoning […]

June 30, 2021 2
Sycamore Spider

Sycamore Spider

You may be “sick o’ more” spiders … but this beautiful grandmama longlegs was stretched across a sycamore leaf by […]

June 29, 2021 2
New Collection of Poetry

New Collection of Poetry

One of the most personal publications I’ve put out there, Edge of the Falls collects poetic tidbits from the heart […]

June 29, 2021 2
Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day

Baldwin dropped this line on my brain while reading a collection of his essays: “Not everything that is faced can […]

June 27, 2021 0
Warning from Ken Burns

Warning from Ken Burns

In a Washington Post interview today, Burns identifies his primary worry about our democracy, in historical context: “I think this […]

June 24, 2021 0
Graceful Atheist Interview

Graceful Atheist Interview

It was a real pleasure to speak with David Ames on his Graceful Atheist podcast.  In some sense I think […]

June 21, 2021 2
Faith, Values and the “Dones”

Faith, Values and the “Dones”

Sure to stir more questions and pushback, this article in “The Conversation” is worth a read. “Faith Still Shapes Morals […]

June 17, 2021 2
Weaving Bridges

Weaving Bridges

Stories like this impress me for the ingenuity, cooperative labor and artistry.  Another model of the union of Humanity and […]

June 17, 2021 0
The Last Archive

The Last Archive

I highly recommend “The Last Archive” podcast hosted by Harvard historian Jill Lepore.  Creative episodes dramatically trace the history of […]

June 14, 2021 0

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