Each Fourth of July we make it a practice of reading the powerful words of Frederick Douglass spoken in Rochester, […]
Twenty Years with Thoreau
Twenty years have passed since Wilderness Press published my little book of “meditations” in 2002: Meditations of Henry David Thoreau: […]
Are YOU a Freethinker?
For a class I’m teaching on “Contemporary Freethinkers” I wrote up this little quiz. See how you do with it, […]
Guns, Gynecology & God
From my recent FB posts: Wow … Guns, Gynecology and God! The Righteously-Robed are on a theocratic roll. Now, we […]
Dammed Rivers, Damned Minds
A believing friend of mine shared this video about a river near where we lived in our youth. A dam […]
Bear-able Beauty
She slowly moseyed out of the forest, across the road and over the lawn to lay down in the shade […]
More Wonders
Another amazing neighbor building their house on ours. . .
Mini Mysteries
I swear I can’t step outside the door without spying some critter I’ve never seen and have no idea what […]
Origin Story
“Origin stories function, to a degree, as myths designed to create a shared sense of history and purpose.” Some books […]
Hide and Seek?
An excerpt from the “Highland Views” column coming this weekend. Physicists are seeking a “fifth force” in the universe. So […]
Freethinker’s Anthem?
What we sing is a statement of who we are. The music we choose can be entertaining and, it can […]
Dismembering the Body of Christ
Alright, freethinkers, don’t assume I’ve lost it, but I’ve got to say something about something that’s butted my brain and burned […]