Viral Churches?
Americans United issued this statement about churches being exempted from closing during the pandemic. Makes sense to me. Very balanced and reasonable. As I told someone: public health “trumps” religious…
Tag: Spirituality
Right to Life
I get so weary of yet another bunch of old white guys trying to restrict a woman’s right to make a difficult decision, with her medical professional, what to do…
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 of The Story and take it back from those who…
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 opinions about what “good” parenting is. It’s not that hard…
In Fearful Times. . .
I wrote this for my weekly column, but decided to post it here for, perhaps, wider reading. Fear, Faith and Freethinking I was relating a story to some friends about camping…
Childlike Faith
How people face tragedy says so much about how they were raised and taught what faith means and how to practice it. Take for example these comments after recent deaths:…
Silent Stones
On a walk in the rain today, after writing my column on Silence, I observed this small fall where the water was all movement and sound. The stones, the boulders,…
Prayer vs. Nature?
Hate to be a Secular Whistleblower, but are you aware Madness Reigns in the White House? (sure you are). The Impeached-in-Chief (aka President) has this mega-church preacher, Paula White, as…
