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June 2015

June 26, 2015

Why I Am Not a Christian

Niki is on vacation. Why isn't she a Christian? She write about it all the...

June 03, 2015

God is Not Either/Or, God/dess is Both/And

Using excerpt's from an unpublished paper analyzing ideas of Mary's proposed co-redemption, Niki tackles the...

March 2015

March 23, 2015

Leaving Monotheism Behind

Shifting from monotheistic to polytheistic thinking changes one's outlook on life, but monotheistic thinking can...

December 2014

December 11, 2014

The Immaculate Conception: A Common Misconception

Ever wonder what the difference was between the Immaculate Conception and the Virgin Birth? Niki...

May 2014

May 14, 2014

Reach Out and Touch Faith

Are the gods personal? Even Pagans seem to have "personal relationships" with their gods.

May 05, 2014

Praying Like a Pilgrim

There is much to learn from other traditions. Prayer is something I found profoundly liberating...

April 2014

April 20, 2014

He is not here, He is risen!

Even though we are not a Christian household and even though Jesus is not my...

March 2014

March 08, 2014

Late Night Revelations

I realized in the dark hours of the night one more way I am not...

December 2013

December 16, 2013

Review: The Showings of Julian of Norwich

Niki reviews a new translation of Julian of Norwich's Showings. Is it effective? And why...

December 13, 2013

Singing In Christmas

Niki talks about the challenges of participating in Christmas and how she is managing the...

February 2013

February 12, 2013

My thoughts and predictions on the state of the Papacy

I got online yesterday morning and couldn't figure out why so many people were talking...

January 2013

January 08, 2013

Collaging the year, part two: 2013

Yesterday I posted about my 2012 collage, what came to pass and what did not...

August 2012

August 25, 2012

Coming Out as a Polytheist

Earlier this week Adam and I went to visit with a family whose daughter attends...

June 2012

June 11, 2012

Walk Like a God – a review

One of the blogs that inspired me to start my own is Rogue Priest, written...

March 2012

March 14, 2012

Why I Am Not A Christian

Reflections on Bertrand Russell's speech from 1927. (Read the essay online here.) This is the...

March 08, 2012

He is not here, He is risen!

Or, thinking ahead to Easter. I'm a little premature. Easter isn't until April, and I'll...

February 2012

February 09, 2012

Praying like a Pilgrim

I was hoping to have all of The Pilgrim's Tale, a Russian spiritual classic, read...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

The Cost of Discipleship, the Cost of Being a Woman and Other

Let me just get this out of the way: I am not really enjoying this...

January 21, 2012

The Book of Matthew

I can't remember the last time I sat down and read something from the bible....

January 17, 2012

Fifteen Years in the Wrong Shoes – part one

Something I remember from my years in Christianity is the practice of telling one’s story...