(*Update to this post: This article in the NYT speaks to the challenges rational people currently face: “Where Facts Were No […]

(*Update to this post: This article in the NYT speaks to the challenges rational people currently face: “Where Facts Were No […]
Just heard this song for the first time. Beautiful, with a catchy tune. Maybe what we need right now. EARTH […]
This thought grew out of a discussion in my class on Humanism. Placeholders for the Ineffable. We have an experience, […]
It seems appropriate to post this song in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Also, my newspaper column this week has […]
In religious traditions, seeing the Unseen is left to mystics and prophets. In secular tradition, it’s natural to search for […]
Christian Nationalists, with their mission to make America a “Conservative Christian Nation,” are endangering democracy. What they want is essentially a […]
As we all know, Jesus loves flags. Remember his famous call: “Take up your flag and follow me.” Geez, this […]
Writer Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) presents the challenge for freethinkers of any age who question tradition … the “pigeon-hole way of […]
In some ways, most of my “vocation” has been about the simplest acts, moments and words. Both of these videos […]
If you’re allergic to anything biblical you might skip this post. Earlier this year I published a short commentary on […]
Weaving the night … weaving the light … an artist was working diligently in the dew and dark last night […]
In honor of the Giants in Sequoia National Park. If I was to worship anything … well, let’s hope these […]