The new edition of My Address is a River, first published in 2010, is now available in paperback and ebook! […]


The new edition of My Address is a River, first published in 2010, is now available in paperback and ebook! […]

I’m pleased to announce the publication of my new book Friendly Freethinker This is a fine collection of fifty (50!) […]

This week’s column connects the storyline from the new film, Nomadland with my work among the “nomads” in our urban […]

Lightspeed, multi-verses and other mind-blowing concepts meet religious faith. A scientist (who says she’s a believer) takes another look at […]

Today’s column borrows a story from the ancient scripture, The Bhagavad Gita, to address a serious contemporary problem. Can We […]

News Sources and a New Reading of Religion There sure is a whole lot of bad news in the world, […]

The Center for Inquiry produced an excellent series on American Freethought. With the dangerous rise of Christian Nationalism, this is […]

I just finished reading Timothy Egan’s book, A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome In Search of a Faith. […]

I penned these thoughts a few months ago, reflecting on the historical meaning of quarantine. Should some religious faith be […]

If you pray, feel free. If you choose to pray for me, go ahead. But please keep your prayers to […]

What if I told you: I hiked up a mountain the other day and a strange thing happened: a burning […]

A fairly simple rule of thumb that proves its wisdom in any age: “When I find in people narrow religion, […]