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May 2009

May 09, 2009
I'm still here - I didn't crash and burn on last weekend's trip to Tennessee....

April 2009

April 30, 2009
The Naked Theologian had a great post last week that I’m just now coming across,...
April 28, 2009
Along with Samhain, Beltane is my favorite Pagan holiday. They're 180 degrees apart on the...
April 26, 2009
When you get the same message over and over again from radically different sources, it...
April 19, 2009
I'm always a bit hesitant about the Morning Prayer. Like most UU churches, our congregation...
April 19, 2009
Here's this morning's sermon, as written. Any speech or sermon loses a bit from the...
April 19, 2009
At first glance, there might seem to be some conflicts and incongruities between this morning's...
April 16, 2009
I’ll freely admit that one of my greatest fears is being irrelevant. And I worry...
April 10, 2009
UU minister and blogger Rev. Victoria “PeaceBang” Weinstein had a thought-provoking entry on her blog...
April 10, 2009
The End of Christian America is the cover story of this week’s Newsweek, by editor...
April 08, 2009
image from the Robin Wood TarotIf I’ve been quiet recently, it’s at least in part...
April 05, 2009
In response to a DMN Religion Blog comment suggesting that Christians should call Jesus “Yehoshua,”...
April 02, 2009
I got the cable bill (actually, it’s the cable, internet, and phone bill) a couple...

March 2009

March 30, 2009
Last Thursday night ABC’s Nightline featured a debate on “does Satan exist?” I didn’t see...
March 27, 2009
Notre Dame University has invited President Barack Obama to be its commencement speaker at this...
March 22, 2009
On Friday, Cathy and I went to see the King Tut exhibit at the Dallas...
March 22, 2009
Last night was our CUUPS Ostara Circle, a beautiful ritual led by Bonnie and based...
March 20, 2009
As of 6:44 AM CDT today it's officially Spring. A Happy Equinox and Blessed Ostara...
March 19, 2009
After only four days of “preparation,” I’m finding it difficult to maintain an intensely spiritual...
March 18, 2009
I think I need to begin by stating that I don’t see light and dark...
March 17, 2009
That’s the title of a WitchVox essay by Juniper, a “hedgewitch” from British Columbia. Her...
March 17, 2009
It was warm enough to do last night’s meditation outside, which is always nice. The...
March 16, 2009
During last night’s meditation on rebirth, I was struck with the theme of last Samhain’s...
March 16, 2009
This week’s topic on The Witches’ Voice is Teaching and Teachers. I’ve read the first...
March 15, 2009
Last month I wrote about the need for a time of introspection in Pagan religion,...
March 14, 2009
TIME Magazine has a feature on “10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now.” It’s one...
March 12, 2009
Here’s an interesting topic. The HBO series Big Love is going to feature a Mormon...
March 09, 2009
I came across this on one of my lists – it began as a question...
March 08, 2009
Among the rest of today's bad news is this article from the Dallas Morning News....
March 08, 2009
This time at a Baptist church in Illinois. The pastor was killed and several parishioners...
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