May 28, 2016
Memorial Day being May 30th this year has some significance. Before Memorial Day became a "Monday holiday", it was regularly celebrated on May 30th. And this gives us an opportunity to think about what Memorial Day is about. If you are not in the United States, I imagine that you have a similar holiday and what I say...
May 21, 2016
One of my favorite buttons in the late 80's and early 90's was one
that said "Born Again Pagan". Not only did it say where I was
at during that point of my life, it insured that the more obnoxious
of the Christian Fundamentalists would avoid me so that they didn't
have to hear how I had something which they thought...
May 14, 2016
We've heard of "red flags" before, those indicators that we need
to stop and look because something is probably not right.
I've found five flags that might be found on any kind of path:
spiritual, political, professional, or just about anything
else. And there are plenty to be seen every day.
One thing these red...
May 7, 2016
Death is inevitable; no matter how badly some wish to ignore
it. Those who don't ignore it seem forced into either
speculating, or buying into someone else's speculation. So
much of the latter, unfortunately, seems to be spiritual blackmail
by people who want their followers to comply.
A quick examination will...