For awhile after leaving faith-church-god, I wasn’t sure what to call myself. “Ex-Christian,” “Former Minister,” “Atheist,” “Non-Supernaturalist”? I settled on […]
Tag Archive for ‘nature’
Muir and Me
John Muir sauntered into the wilds of my mind and my life, becoming first a “spiritual […]
Images of Beauty
These are my photos from A Freethinker’s Gospel After all, Nature is the best “good news,” isn’t it?
African Nature
As wonderfully diverse as it is, Nature is Nature, wherever we are. the Americas, Africa, Asia, Arctic, Antarctic. . .(and […]
Unbelievable Credulity
Credulity (credulous): “too ready to believe something is real or true.” “People will believe anything” I sometimes say, or think. […]
Nature is Enough
A selection from my essay collection Nature is Enough. Dirty Glaciers (Better than Heaven) “Doubling cape after cape, passing uncounted […]
Beetles, Beatles and Bugs of Belief
“Beetles, Beatles and Bugs of Belief” John Lennon once famously quipped that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus. People […]
For the Sake of Lakes
A sauntering loop by Lake James in the Appalachians presented these peaceful images.
What’s in the Backpack?
I wonder how many people are aware of the deceptive way some evangelical churches are sneaking their gospel goodies into […]
To the Edge
To the Edge of Life and Death (this is a very personal reflection, and there are some painful images) Have […]
Boots, Roots & Shoots
Boots, Roots and Shoots: Mountains in the Mind (a short essay on seeking home in the higher lands) Walking with […]
Thomas Paine in Space
Paine in space? Not quite. But these powerful words from the first Latino NASA astronaut, Franklin Chang Diaz sound like Tom’s […]
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