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November 2023

November 24, 2023

Mindfulness of the Body

by Thomas Schenk Creator: A. Davey In his book, Nothing Holy About It, Tim Burkett lists the...

November 19, 2023

The Role of Community in the Spiritual Naturalist Society

by Leigh Anderson My recent article discussed Finding a Balance Between Individualism and Connectedness. This month I’m...

November 19, 2023

The Virtuous Triad

by Jeff Worthy The ancient Stoics worked to practice the four “cardinal” virtues (the word “cardinal”...

October 2023

October 26, 2023

ORAN MOR (Gaelic for Great Song): Thoughts on a New Path in the Age of Personalized Spirituality

by Gregory Gronbacher Created by Leo Reynolds The Age of Personalized Spirituality Hardly a week...

October 26, 2023

Contemplation and Meditation

by Thomas Schenk In general usage, the words “contemplation” and “meditation” are used as synonyms....

October 26, 2023

Dana to Zakat-Giving for Spiritual Reward

by SNS Guest Creator: gece33 – Credit: gece33 (Today’s article is by guest writer Shahreen Quazi. Brief...

October 19, 2023

Being a Brain in a Body with a Face

by James Jarrett I offer the following in dialogue with Thomas Schenk’s two recent SNS articles, Being...

October 19, 2023

A Light in the Clouds

by Thomas Schenk This morning as I sat on my patio drinking coffee, I looked up...

September 2023

September 29, 2023

In a Naturalist Judaism, Who Commands?

by SNS Guest (This week’s article is by guest author Gregory Gronbacher. A brief bio...

September 29, 2023

Why Determinism Doesn’t Get Us Off The Hook

by Daniel Strain This post is about comparing the two seemingly contradictory concepts of determinism...

September 21, 2023

Spirituality and Aging

by Jeff Worthy I had a different agenda altogether this month for an article concept (Part...

September 21, 2023

Live In the Now

by Jeff Worthy Forget everything else. Keep hold of this alone and remember it: Each of...

September 15, 2023

Spiritual Practice & Social Media

by DT Strain The events of the past few years have highlighted the power of...

September 15, 2023

Finding a Balance Between Individualism and Connectedness in a Social Media World

by Leigh Anderson My college-aged granddaughter mentioned that she’s majoring in journalism with a focus...

September 09, 2023

1-1 = The Great Mystery

by Thomas Schenk Every life inevitably ends in death; the creation of the new requires the...

September 09, 2023

Being a Brain

by Thomas Schenk The last six hundred years has seen a succession of discoveries, great...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

Understanding Christian Naturalism

by Gregory Gronbacher Introduction At its core, Christian naturalism is a philosophical and theological perspective that...

August 31, 2023

Photography as a Form of Mindfulness

(Today’s posting is by guest photographer Richard Todd. See below for a brief bio. Also,...

August 17, 2023

Teach with Your Presence, Not Your Words

by Daniel Shkolnik Creator: xijian Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto I recently spoke with Chuck Ceraso, a...

August 17, 2023

Can Naturalists Use Astrology?

by Eric Steinhart Astrology is a popular target for skeptics. They think it uses your birth to...

August 10, 2023

As Time Goes By

by Brock Haussamen Time goes by. The future comes towards us—or, to some, we move...

August 10, 2023

The Thesis

by James Jarrett Let’s begin with a poem, “Where the Circles Overlap” by Ada Limón, the...

August 03, 2023

Nature’s Awareness

(The author of this piece prefers to remain anonymous.) Below are selections of writings of...

August 03, 2023

Intellectual Scalpels and Emotional Hammers

by Thomas Schenk I have been reading An Alchemy of Mind by Diane Ackerman, a book that explores...

July 2023

July 27, 2023

The Pursuit of Fulfillment

by Jeff Worthy High School, Hibbing, MN Each of us seeks fulfillment in our lives. This...

July 27, 2023

Naturalism and Suffering Bodies

by Eric Steinhart Our bodies obviously suffer: they get injured and sick, they age and die. ...

July 17, 2023

Mysticism Naturally

by Thomas Schenk The year I graduated from high school (1971), my brother and I spent...

July 17, 2023

Practicing Mindful Walking

by Leigh Anderson Photo by Sébastien Goldberg on Unsplash I want to move my mindfulness...

June 2023

June 29, 2023

It is Happening Now

by Daniel Shkolnik The point of this writing is not to make a rational argument or...

June 29, 2023

Eat, Drink and Be Merry?

by Thomas Schenk (Having had more than enough eating, drinking and merriment over the holidays,...

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