In classes I teach on Freethinkers like naturalist John Muir, I often saunter back to wise reminders of human hubris, […]


In classes I teach on Freethinkers like naturalist John Muir, I often saunter back to wise reminders of human hubris, […]

Writer James Baldwin turned nineteen on the day of his father’s funeral (August 3, 1943). A “race riot” had broken […]

In case you aren’t aware, many of my essays and columns are collected in published books: Broken Bridges A Freethinker’s […]

My new book, Broken Bridges is now at the top of the charts on Amazon in these categories: #1 in […]

My new book is being published in paperback and ebook formats this week! Thank you to all my readers and […]

“It is not easy to write in a journal what interests us at any time, because to write it is […]

My poet friend, Jim Gronvold, graciously shares this path of poetry: Clarity Struck by the grace of the simply seen. […]

To just about everything concerning leadership. . . is fairly simple, though very radical. I’m not the first to suggest […]

Naturalist John Muir would be 182 today! Born on April 21, 1838, Muir sauntered his way from Scotland to Wisconsin […]

At my ordination service a friend gave me a cross he had made from two nails. I wore that during […]

My most recent book, A Freethinker’s Gospel is now available for the first time on Kindle! Enjoy the read! Many […]

This essay was published last year on Patheos. The Greatest Story Not Yet Told “Maybe we can resurrect the essentials […]