Winter fades on the trail behind, as Spring opens on the trail ahead. Interesting explanation of the Early Equinox here: […]
Tag Archive for ‘Religion’
We Are Wilderness: John Muir
In these fearfully uncertain times, when “self-isolating” and “social distancing” send us into defensive self-protection, the wise and wild words […]
In Fearful Times. . .
I wrote this for my weekly column, but decided to post it here for, perhaps, wider reading. Fear, Faith and Freethinking […]
Thinking the Unthinkable
Before I emerged from a “spiritual” worldview, I couldn’t imagine there was no spiritual reality. I certainly would never think […]
Childlike Faith
How people face tragedy says so much about how they were raised and taught what faith means and how to […]
Contentment
Now and then I post a poem–or hang a poem on this post. This one was composed, composted, in one […]
Philosophy, Religion and Trails to Truth
A few things I’ve mulled over in my mind for a very long time. . . Philosophy, Religion and Trails […]
What a ‘Christian Country’ Might Look Like
Next time you hear someone, anyone, assert that America is or should be a “Christian Nation,” I offer these thoughts […]
Hunting Season for Game, and God?
This essay was posted today on “Rational Doubt” at Patheos. What are your thoughts? Hunting for Game and God
Requiem for the Gods
With all due respect to those who honor, reverence and worship a god or gods/goddesses, I think it’s important now […]
Do You Know Baloney When You Hear It?
Have to admit, I ate a lot of baloney sandwiches when I was growing up. Somehow I survived … and […]
Book Club News!
The Secular Community of the Triad (SCOTT) is reading my book, A Freethinker’s Gospel, in February! I sent the group […]
Friendly Freethinker 