If you pray, help me out here. Seriously, I’m trying to understand what it really means when someone posts: “Pray […]


If you pray, help me out here. Seriously, I’m trying to understand what it really means when someone posts: “Pray […]

Or simply an analogy of my life-story? Journey to the Forest of Freethought (a secular parable for the trail to […]

This latest review (on Amazon), of my Broken Bridges book, is a refreshing reminder of why I write, and why […]

When I was an evangelical Christian (many blood-red moons ago) I would damn someone like me for saying this, but […]

A conversation with an old friend who lives near the island I once lived on in Washington State, brought back […]

Hey, Chris here. A quick reminder of a few important things you may or may not know: My weekly columns […]

In a Washington Post interview today, Burns identifies his primary worry about our democracy, in historical context: “I think this […]

Sure to stir more questions and pushback, this article in “The Conversation” is worth a read. “Faith Still Shapes Morals […]

Today’s column draws from the book, Far Appalachia, by Noah Adams (from NPR). If religious congregations were the “still points” […]

Whose Faces come to mind when you think of Faith or Freethought? Are these the Faces of Faith you picture: […]

Here’s a sneak peek at this weekend’s “Highland Views” column: “When to Act as if There Were No God” Stories […]

So much appreciate this wonderful review on Patheos! Friendly Freethinker – Book Review “I whole-heartedly recommend Friendly Freethinker to anyone […]