Being Spiritual I hear a lot of buzz these days about the Spiritual but Not Religious, especially in the younger crowds. Churches are obviously watching this group closely because as fewer people identify with religion, the church population decreases. Most of the people I know are not religious, and I don’t consider myself to be…
I Blame Religion This post was originally written in August 2012 on my other blog. I am moving the post here while I clean up or close the other site. I listened to a great talk by Rabbi Rami Shapiro this morning at the Greater Nashville Unitarian Universalist Church. His theme was all things are…
Ascended Masters I have often said that Jesus was one of the great Ascended Masters, a prophet much like Buddha, Muhammad, Abraham, and others. Beyond that, I’m not sure. I guess you could call me an agnostic when it comes to Jesus. I believe he existed, that he was one with God, and had many…
By now most people have heard the story about Cardinal Dolan refusing to allow gay protesters enter the church for Mass. I was very upset when I read the story, and stayed that way most of the day. This story laid heavy on my heart, but I didn’t know exactly why. I can connect with…
Like everyone in this country, my heart sank when I first heard the news about the bombs at the Boston Marathon. The sadness is only out-weighed by the stories of the heroes who took action to save lives and limbs. There truly are good people in the world. Sadly, there are also nuts in this…
