Freebirds and Jailbirds
Writing my column for this coming weekend, reflecting on a holiday story from my days as a jail chaplain, my memory was “folded” back to the tale of the origami…
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Peace of Paradise
Piece (if not Peace) of Paradise I saw that a former neighbor’s house is for sale. The asking price: $7m and change. If you have the millions, the change won’t…
Lord of the Nation?
Teaching a class on Thomas Paine “in our age of un-reason” I came across this quote from the United States Senate Chaplain’s official government website (let that sink in before…
Where is the Secular Chaplain?
Re-posted from January. . . What Happened to Secular Chaplain? The Secular Chaplain blog was up for five years and you can read those older posts there. Now, the Freethinking…
Invocations
“Invoke: to call upon; cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.” As one who has spoken many an…
A Question for Alabama
You may have heard of this story of a pregnant black woman in Alabama who was shot, her fetus died, and she’s charged with manslaughter. Because … Alabama. “Women’s advocacy…
When I Left My Ordination
I’m now a Humanist celebrant, a legal representative of Humanism in ceremonies and the public arena. I was once an ordained Presbyterian minister. With a B.A. and M.Div. in Religion,…
Life After Faith
Ten years ago I was stitching together a ragged collection of stories and reflections into a book I called “The Homeless God” before landing on “Life After Faith.” It ended…
