Science Fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction move us out of the realm of the ordinary and the here and now. They move us into a space where we can play with our preconceptions, our beliefs about the world around us, and possible new ways of thinking and doing. We can test and stretch our values … Continue reading To Explore Strange New Worlds…
Humanity has always been invested in, one might even say obsessed with, Light in all its applications and dimensions. Why? And if we regard ourselves, as it seems we do, as custodians of the Light what does that mean? These are tangled questions. I have some tangled answers to pose with which you might or … Continue reading Of The Light and The Lightkeepers
Since the dawn of religion Prayer has been and remains a common feature of all faiths. Why do we pray? Is Someone listening? What, if anything, does prayer accomplish? These are a few of the persistently annoying questions. This is an attempt to pose some not always satisfying answers.
You may be able to relate to a meme that’s been going around on social media that states—“My desire to stay well informed is at odds with my desire to stay sane.” With the news filled with stories of gun violence, racial injustices, limited access to women’s healthcare, and the attack on our planet, how … Continue reading Maintaining Sanity: Spiritual Tips for Daily Life
A traditional question about Jesus at Easter is to ask is he risen? And the answer is usually yes he is. Perhaps the question this year may be: Is he woke?
Tik Tok, drag queens, and other nonsensical obsessions designed to disorient us from our acceptance of one another.
Unlike what some of us were taught in school, animism is not a ‘primitive religion.’ It’s a worldview: a way of understanding the universe, our place in it, and how we can relate to it all. It says that other beings are not things but persons, with whom we can form and maintain relationships as … Continue reading Animism: A Foundation for Connecting to Nature
Learning to grow into and beyond ourselves to develop a larger understanding of what justice, equity, and compassion mean in human relationality.
Too often in our busy and complex world, we incorrectly think that freedom is about having a wide array of choices. And yet, sometimes these same choices do not signal freedom but rather attachment, its own kind of limitation. So, what does it mean to be on a search that is both free and responsible? … Continue reading Free and Responsible?
