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December 2010

December 21, 2010

A Restful Solstice

The shortest day, the longest night, the return of the light, the rebirth of the...

December 17, 2010

Pagan Studies

Chad Clifton has two blog posts titled “Why We Do Pagan Studies” – Part 1...

December 13, 2010

Income and Life Expectancy

Here’s a video from the BBC that’s worth four minutes of your time. The introduction...

December 10, 2010

CUUPS Yule Circle

If you're in the DFW area, come out and join us next Saturday evening for...

December 08, 2010

WikiLeaks

This is the third time I’ve started composing a blog entry on Julian Assange and...

December 06, 2010

Desire

Here’s a link to an essay on Huffington Post by Rev. James Martin, S.J., a...

December 04, 2010

Dark Green Religion

Dark Green Religion is a study of the relatively new religious trend toward viewing the...

December 01, 2010

Morrigan

No, I haven't disappeared.  But both work and home life have been busy, and what...

November 2010

November 26, 2010

Spiritual Practice Techniques: Walking

This is the fifth in an occasional series on spiritual practice techniques. One of the...

November 25, 2010

Thanksgiving

I try to be thankful every day.  Despite too-frequent annoyances, difficulties, and stress, I have...

November 21, 2010

Pagan Public Service Announcements

Here are three opportunities to support our wider Pagan community, two with money and one...

November 20, 2010

Proselytizing and Apologetics

promoting Paganism through public serviceI mainly listen to Shhh! There are Pagans in Texas!! for...

November 17, 2010

Dangerous Religion

Last week a group of Catholic priests and bishops met in Baltimore to discuss how...

November 15, 2010

A Pagan View on Possession

I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Pagan of any description speak of being “possessed”...

November 13, 2010

A Pagan View on Exorcism

This weekend, a group of American Catholic leaders are meeting in Baltimore to discuss how...

November 11, 2010

Insight and Sudden Change

Ah, insight. Sometimes you have to labor for it, through study and prayer. Sometimes you...

November 08, 2010

Good Enough?

Religious leaders of almost all flavors like to rant against our evolutionary desire for more...

November 07, 2010

Digging For Egypt

Not exactly a spiritual event, but well worth attending if you're in the DFW area. ...

November 04, 2010

On The Election

I’m not mad, I’m disappointed.I hear parents say that to their kids when what they...

November 01, 2010

Samhain Listening

Summerland photo by Erica SvensonThe Samhain weekend was very busy, with the CUUPS Circle on...

October 2010

October 31, 2010

Samhain

Samhain Sunday Service Reflectionby John BeckettDenton Unitarian Universalist FellowshipOctober 31, 2010Imagine, if you will, that...

October 30, 2010

Entitlement

I don’t talk much politics or social commentary here. But I saw something today I...

October 25, 2010

Generation Ex-Christian

Via The Wild Hunt, here’s a link to an interview with Christian author Drew Dyck...

October 21, 2010

Reciprocity

When asked if I’m a hard polytheist or a soft polytheist, my usual answer is...

October 19, 2010

The Mystical Experience

Here’s a link to a good essay on mysticism by Rabbi Alan Lurie on Huffington...

October 17, 2010

I Wish I Didn’t Know

I had to make an unexpected trip to Tennessee this week to deal with some...

October 11, 2010

CUUPS Samhain Circle

Due to several scheduling conflicts, we're holding our CUUPS Samhain Circle on Friday night instead...

October 10, 2010

Spiritual Practice Techniques: Devotional Reading and Listening

This is the fourth in an occasional series on spiritual practice techniques.Devotional reading is intended...

October 07, 2010

Bless All Who Serve

For Veterans Day, the Denton UU Fellowship is collecting a special offering to purchase and...

October 05, 2010

Is Druidry a Religion?

I’m a little surprised the story of The Druid Network being granted status as a...

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