A selection from my essay collection Nature is Enough. Dirty Glaciers (Better than Heaven) “Doubling cape after cape, passing uncounted […]
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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 […]
Is Nature a Religion?
Almost five years ago I taught a course on “the wild spirituality of nature” at the College of Marin in […]
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 […]
Proudly Ignorant?
Having lunch with a friend, we were discussing religious literacy and he told me he saw a guy wearing a […]
Religious Knowledge Quiz
Take the Quiz and find out: U.S. Religious Knowledge Quiz (Pew Research) Interesting how people scored. Those Jews and Atheists […]
“Progressive Christian”?
Here we are again, discussing something that “gets my goat,” milks my goat and makes goat cheese … or […]
Boots, Roots & Shoots
Boots, Roots and Shoots: Mountains in the Mind (a short essay on seeking home in the higher lands) Walking with […]
Pray for Them?
Yet another tragic event (this time in Kyoto, Japan) and people are twitching their twitter fingers with “Pray for them.” […]
Eleven and a Half Steps to Enlightenment
“Eleven and a Half Steps to Enlightenment” Does that title catch your attention? Disclaimer: this essay will not provide the […]
The Big Green Box
“The Big Green Box” Imagine a box—a big box. Now think bigger and think green—a Big Green Box (BGB). Why […]
Friendly Freethinker 