In this short “meditation” published in the North American Review, I highlight Robert Green Ingersoll’s sensible suggestions for The Church of […]
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Join Me in the Joy of Writing
These are hard times for huge numbers of people across the world, and across the street. Physically, emotionally, financially, we’re […]
Viral Churches?
Americans United issued this statement about churches being exempted from closing during the pandemic. Makes sense to me. Very balanced […]
Right to Life
I get so weary of yet another bunch of old white guys trying to restrict a woman’s right to make […]
The Greatest Story Not Yet Told
This essay was published last year on Patheos. The Greatest Story Not Yet Told “Maybe we can resurrect the essentials […]
Who’s a Better Parent than God?
Having raised a daughter and observed parents do all kinds of “interesting” parenting over the years, I have a few […]
Spring in our Steps
Winter fades on the trail behind, as Spring opens on the trail ahead. Interesting explanation of the Early Equinox here: […]
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 […]