A re-post from a few years ago: Continuing the Secular Jesus* Series … *Why Secular Jesus? The “Spiritual Jesus,” exalted […]


A re-post from a few years ago: Continuing the Secular Jesus* Series … *Why Secular Jesus? The “Spiritual Jesus,” exalted […]

It only takes one minute to call out and call attention to a major threat to religious freedom and democracy. […]

We drove in the “Freedom Convoy” today! Seriously, there it was as we were driving here in Western North Carolina. […]

As a fan of Young Sheldon, the brilliantly precocious little guy with a big brain who grows up to be […]

This coming weekend my “Highland Views” column highlights the fascinating Ise Jingu temple in Japan. Built with wooden dowels instead […]

My second book of the year, Highland Views, is now available! This collection of 52 columns (one year’s worth) from […]

The second part of my essay on naturalist and freethinker John Burroughs has been published in the Freethought Society newsletter: […]

Reading the always excellent articles in Church and State (Americans United for the Separation of Church and State) I came […]

As the essays continue to flow, I’m pleased to announce the publication of the first collection of 2022: Beyond the […]

Having served in the Interfaith world for many years, I look for these kinds of stories, the ones where diverse […]

This weekend’s column shines a light on the illumination created by people who choose to act in more enlightened ways […]

This week’s column draws from a story told by a transgender rabbi, then relates that to a suicide prevention hotline […]