Comfort-watching is fine. But at some point, you start missing out on a lot of good books, movies, and TV shows. So I’m challenging myself to watch and read some new stuff in October. Read more
Comfort-watching is fine. But at some point, you start missing out on a lot of good books, movies, and TV shows. So I’m challenging myself to watch and read some new stuff in October. Read more
“Content Creator” is an accurate term, but it’s transactional and soulless. It calls to mind people who slap anything on a website to get clicks. That’s not what I do. Yes, I create content. But don’t call me a content creator. Read more
Prayer is one of the ways we maintain our relationships with our Gods. When They respond favorably, the feeling is divine. When They don’t, it leaves us wondering why. These are six of the most common reasons our prayers aren’t answered. Read more
Putting your Gods first doesn’t mean giving Them your whole life – leave that for those who are called to that level of service. Rather, it means doing the things you’re called to do on a consistent basis, whatever that happens to be. Read more
Research from the Springtide Research Institute shows that 39% of young people identify as “none of the above.” Like it or not, religion is becoming an individual thing. Read more
It never occurred to me to bring pictures to work. When I finally did, I discovered they can be some powerful magic. Read more
When a religion needs to change, it must change. If it becomes frozen in the past, then priests and practitioners become museum curators, obsessed with preserving what was while the tradition takes another step toward irrelevancy and eventual death. Read more
Learning is a process and none of us get it all right the first time. So when we realize that something we believe or do is wrong, unhelpful, or outdated, we change it. Read more
Praying in public is a challenge. How do you pray in a way that honors and respects your sacred traditions, and that is also inclusive of others who follow different traditions? I offered this as the morning prayer in last Sunday’s service at Denton UU. Read more
One of the core themes of the Autumn Equinox is balance. We need warmth and cold, growth and rest, sunshine and rain. Could we truly appreciate pleasure if we never experienced pain? But some of us like the dark, and we welcome its return. Read more
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