I frequently see the idea that older is better, particularly when it comes to religion and spirituality. I want to challenge us all to think about these things mindfully, and to consider each situation on its own merits rather than automatically assuming “older is better.” Read more
“Do Gods call people to Their service or not?” is a theological question. My theology says the Gods do these things. My religion says I need to respond. My heart says I need to say “yes.” Read more
The Halloween & Costume Association wants to move Halloween to the last Saturday in October. I say we leave it where it’s always been. Read more
Text from the Sunday service at Denton UU, and a condensed version of my presentation at Mystic South. Read more
Thunderstorms, Pagan ethics, words of power, Tower Time, and fairy propaganda. And a new home for Mystic South in 2020. Read more
Do you want to have to explain to Odin or to Sekhmet why you told someone They called to Their service “you’d really be better off with a God from your own part of the world”? Read more
Telling someone they should change their religion is like telling them they should change their family, their nation, or their language. Everyone has the right to choose their religion, but such a choice must be truly free and never coerced. Read more
My half-awake short answer was “you give them something to be engaged with, something they’re passionate about.” But this is a deep question that requires a lot more than a quick answer. Read more
Why do you want to talk to proselytizers anyway? Nobody gives out trophies for Best Performance in a Front Porch Religious Debate. If you do, make sure it’s your choice and not because they manipulate you into thinking you owe them even a second of your time. Read more
There are empty and hurting places in our lives and they aren’t going to go away. Let’s fill them with beauty, whether your beauty takes the form of rainbows and sunshine, or guitars and synthesizers and black leather. Read more
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