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Category: Theology
I’m beyond excited to report I got an article published in The Wild Hunt. Hearing Gaia’s Call This is, in fact, the long-delayed fruition of…
I recently made a trip to Indiana, as is my wont in the summertime. While I’m up there I always try to stir up some…
I don’t claim to follow an old religion. I do seek a connection to the past, but it’s more inspiration than aspiration. I want to…
Today is International Mother Earth Day. Yes, that’s the official name as designated by the United Nations. And isn’t that a more interesting, more compelling,…
I wanted to know more about the historical context of the faith in which I was raised. So I got hold of A History of…
Is spirituality adaptive or maladaptive for the human species? I posed the question on the Humanistic Paganism site and discussion is ongoing. Give it a…
Nov. 16, 2013: I officiated a civic tree-blessing ceremony on the bayou. We had a real-live fire dancer and Big Chief David Montana led us in singing “Indian Red.” Still can’t believe this really happened. It seems remarkable that someone like me, without any relevant credential, would be invited to do something like this. Many thanks to Jared Zeller et al for pulling this together. And thanks to Michael Homan for taking these photos.
A year ago I set myself a project, an experiment, a journey, a spiritual quest. I wanted to discover, uncover, delineate and define my religion.…
Watching The Theologians this weekend reminded me: I finished work on another movie earlier this summer and never wrote about it. It’s a five minute…
Michael Homan has concocted another short movie of inscrutable strangeness. This one is called The Theologians. This one’s got a lot of academic in-jokes that…
BART, you probably haven’t read about this [forwarded message: Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?] ––––– you are so brilliant, and I understand how your mind was to reject Jesus, but He is the only way to salvation, He is the only God who died on the cross for our sins–––statues of buddah, baal and Hinduisms and islam and everything else is NOT the way to anything===go back to reading the Bible and before each reading ask God to help you understand. In these last days, you want to be prepared for heaven and the final judgement–––I am so serious, I really hope you understand that I love you and Christy and Persephone––––wouldn’t be much of an aunt if I didn’t at least tell you how important you are.
What’s in an Acronym I work at an HBCU. That acronym is not recognized by my spellchecker, nor was it in my vocabulary until I…
Sometimes it’s tough working with faculty. They have the summer off, and lots of them take extended vacations. Then they come back raving about what…
Project Conversion is still getting into my head. I came across a phrase there one night, a phrase that stuck with me: the spiritual rogue.…
For the past six months or so I’ve been following the fascinating spiritual adventures of Andrew Bowen at Project Conversion. The concept is simple to…
In addition to being my boss’ birthday, tomorrow is supposed to be Judgment Day according to Harold Camping. No, it’s not the end of the…
I’m not quite in my right mind today, thanks to some cold medicine I took this morning. So this might be the perfect time to…
I’m not much for resolutions but I do have some goals for this year. Finish ROX #96. Really need to wrap this one up. It’s…
The time has come … for destroying those who destroy the earth. Revelation 11:18 (New International Version, ©1984)