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Right Paths?
Not too long ago I created a small trail-building business on an island in the Pacific NW. Unfortunately, it didn’t […]
Goodall’s Gospel
Here’s a sneak peek at this coming weekend’s column. . . Goodall’s Gospel: The Hopeful Philosophy of Jane Goodall In […]
Professor Jesus
I was pleased, and a little surprised, to see my book, Was Jesus a Humanist? linked in the Alumni News […]
20 Books, 20 Years
This year, 2021, marks 20 years since I published my first book, Meditations of John Muir: Nature’s Temple. With my […]
Militant Masculinity
Sneak peek at the first column of September, coming this weekend: “When I became a teenage crusader for The Man […]
True Owl Story
A conversation with an old friend who lives near the island I once lived on in Washington State, brought back […]
Big Bad Wolf?
The scary wolf of secularism is lurking in the dark, ready to devour faith, democracy, goodness and apple pie … […]
Readers’ Reminder
Hey, Chris here. A quick reminder of a few important things you may or may not know: My weekly columns […]
Book of Questions
My latest book, Was Jesus a Humanist?: and other Questionable Essays, is a collection of 25 short essays framed as […]
Still Points
Today’s column draws from the book, Far Appalachia, by Noah Adams (from NPR). If religious congregations were the “still points” […]
Way of Wonder
Today’s column on the fragile things, like us, that may be stronger (and more wonderful) than we realize: Wasps, Willows, […]
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