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January 2012

January 10, 2012

Fifty

I turned 50 today. There’s a solidity to that number, a reality that’s impossible to...

January 08, 2012

Tim Tebow Is Not A Hypocrite

I’ve mostly ignored Tebowmania. He was a Florida Gator, I’m a Tennessee Vols fan. He...

January 05, 2012

A Steve Jobs of Religion?

Early last month the New York Times published an essay by Eric Weiner on the...

January 04, 2012

Ritual and Culture

We Pagans like to call what we do “the old ways” and while the question...

January 02, 2012

A Contemplative Season

On several occasions I’ve mentioned the need for a contemplative season in modern Pagan religion....

December 2011

December 31, 2011

Looking Back on a Year

Tomorrow is the first day of the secular New Year and with it comes the...

December 24, 2011

The End Is Nigh

The Pyramid of the Magician - Uxmal, Yucatan, MexicoA lot of people used December 21,...

December 21, 2011

Solstice Meditation

Tonight is the longest night. As we wait in anticipation for the rebirth of the...

December 19, 2011

With You Always?

Those of us who grew up in Christianity were taught that God is always watching...

December 15, 2011

A Foot in Both Worlds

I live with one foot in the world of science and the other in the...

December 14, 2011

Altars

I’m working on something fairly deep and it’s not going to get finished tonight. Until...

December 11, 2011

A Religious Community in Motion

Though I frequently write about “community” and its importance in our spiritual lives I don’t...

December 10, 2011

How Doctors Die

Nothing I have written in the 3½ years I’ve been keeping this blog is as...

December 08, 2011

Yule Circle!

If you’re in the North Texas area come out and join Denton CUUPS for our...

December 05, 2011

Messy Religion

Fellow No Unsacred Place columnist Juniper has a new essay titled “This Gift, This Sacrifice”...

December 03, 2011

Climate Change: Talk, Action and Myths

Crossposted with No Unsacred Place. Check it out and read some of the other writers...

December 01, 2011

Happy Birthday Mama

Pearl West, circa 1930Today would have been my grandmother’s 104th birthday. Pearl Hale West was...

November 2011

November 28, 2011

The Season of Contemplation

The season between Samhain and Yule is traditionally one of contemplation and of rest. Crops...

November 25, 2011

A Special Christmas

I am not so old and cynical I can’t remember the joy that Christmas –...

November 24, 2011

Gratitude Is Not Enough

If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is “thank you,” that...

November 21, 2011

Solstice Gifts

Cara Schulz, the excellent reporter for the Minnesota bureau of the Pagan Newswire Collective, asked...

November 18, 2011

Know Your Limitations

James Arthur Ray, the New Age guru who orchestrated high-dollar “spiritual warrior” retreats, was sentenced...

November 15, 2011

Meeting the Spirits of the Land

crossposted with No Unsacred PlaceIf you grew up watching Looney Toons (and if you didn’t...

November 12, 2011

The Road to Real Reform

I’ve always felt negative criticism needed to be balanced with positive suggestions. Don’t just complain...

November 11, 2011

Why Occupy Wall Street Will Fail

A year or two or five from now it will be difficult to declare OWS...

November 10, 2011

What Went Wrong

The Occupy Wall Street movement has done a good job of listing what’s wrong with...

November 08, 2011

Individualism vs. Collectivism – A False Choice

We are born selfish. Among the first words a child learns are “no!” and “mine!”...

November 07, 2011

Tired of Being Grateful for Leftovers

I’ve got a pretty good life and I’m uncomfortable complaining about “first world problems” when...

November 05, 2011

Druid Reading Recommendations

I’m frequently asked for reading recommendations. Usually this comes from people who are new to...

November 02, 2011

The Purpose of Religion

What is the primary purpose of your religion? Religion in general has many purposes, most...