New York Times columnist Ross Douthat has a new book titled Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious. The error of saying that “everyone” should be anything aside, it’s good, though not perfect. But it wasn’t written for me, and probably not for you either. Read more
“Lugh isn’t coming to slay Balor, and without him the best the Tuatha De Danann could do was a stalemate. If you had reclaimed your sovereignty when I first told you, you’d be prepared for this. But better now than never – get busy.” Read more
You can wait until things get truly desperate and then start working magic. Or you can start now, before things get too desperate, while you still have time to build some magical capabilities under circumstances that aren’t yet do or die. Read more
The current chaos makes planning for the future difficult. But our choices over time become our destiny. And at some point, the destiny we build becomes more powerful than any agent of chaos. Read more
In this time of growing intolerance, the best thing some of us can do is to be as openly and loudly Pagan as we can be. Read more
None of this will stop bad people from doing bad things. But it can stop a trainwreck from dominating your life. It will help you build a better life, not just for the future but also here and now. Keep your eyes on the route, not on the obstacle in the road. Read more
I rarely do guest posts. But after I heard Cynthia Talbot’s sermon at Denton UU last Sunday, I knew it needed a wider audience. This was exactly what this congregation needed to hear at this point in time, and I think her message will resonate with many of you. Read more
In 2017 we were inspired by badass park rangers. In 2025 we’re inspired by a bishop who remembered who she was and used an opportunity to speak the truth and to ask for mercy for the most vulnerable among us. Remember who you are. Read more
I really do want to stay out of the mud this time and not react every time he does something ignorant and cruel. But when people in authority tell me something is true when I know it’s not, those childhood scars open up and get raw again. Read more
Anita Beckett, my mother, died on January 12, 2025, at the age of 93. This is the eulogy I gave at her funeral on Friday, as best I can remember. For most of us, our mothers are our first teachers. I can’t ever remember my mother saying “hey John, come over here – I’ve got something I want to teach you.” But I learned so much just from listening to her, watching her, and being around her. And so I... Read more
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