The second part of my essay on naturalist and freethinker John Burroughs has been published in the Freethought Society newsletter: […]
The Faithful Atheist
Now, that title is an attention-grabber, thank you very much! It came to me while writing a new column on […]
Eleanor’s Wisdom
Reading the always excellent articles in Church and State (Americans United for the Separation of Church and State) I came […]
Beyond the Boundaries
As the essays continue to flow, I’m pleased to announce the publication of the first collection of 2022: Beyond the […]
Bubbles and Bullfrogs
Winterwalks are full of small wonders when we look a little closer at Nature’s delicate artwork. Icy waters are bubbling […]
Southern Food (for thought)
Margaret Renkl’s book, Graceland, at Last provided the menu for what I dish up in my column this week. Excerpt […]
Scientist, Pastor, Rabbi
Having served in the Interfaith world for many years, I look for these kinds of stories, the ones where diverse […]
Transience
A cousin I was close to in childhood passed away this week. I’m sad to have lost touch, but glad […]
Breathe
This week’s column is on the Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh who passed away last week. His writings were […]
Langston Hughes
This week’s column celebrates the creative mind of Black poet Langston Hughes. It includes these lines from “Call to Creation”: […]
This Little Light
This weekend’s column shines a light on the illumination created by people who choose to act in more enlightened ways […]
January Skies
The backdrop to our lives. . .
Friendly Freethinker 