Today is Palm Sunday. It is a warm and breezy sunny day in Albuquerque, so I have the balcony doors open and the sun is streaming in. As I write this, I can hear the chimes of the Presbyterian Church a few blocks east, tolling a familiar hymn, the notes carried on the wind. Yesterday I received a message from Eliza, informing me that our mutual friend, David Donaldson, had passed away after a brief hospice stay at Lovelace Medical...
Read More“About a quarter of U.S. adults (27%) now say they think of themselves as spiritual but not religious, up 8 percentage points in five years,” Pew Research Center reported… Read: “The religious right isn’t doing much for religion” from SFGATE
Read MoreSomeone wrote recently that “Discussion forums are dead,” now that Facebook and Twitter have become such huge magnets for online social discourse. Is that so? Is there really no longer a place on the internet for an entirely public forum, where anyone can pose questions and engage with others on topics that are of significance to them? Enclaves of Private Groups One could argue that Facebook and Twitter are not actually...
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”According to polling by the Pew Research Center on Religion & Public Life, roughly one-quarter of all U.S. adults now define themselves as spiritual but not religious.” “But what defines spirituality? What is spiritual practice? Must it be attached to a religion? At Lancaster Theological Seminary on Tuesday, a small gathering of seminary guests discussed spirituality — what it means and how it is manifested.” Read more: “The...
Read MoreI had a lucky rabbit foot when I was a youngster. It was a beautiful orange color. It was attached to a keychain I kept in my pocket, and it got so worn from going in and out of my pocket that a lot of the fur wore off. It was a handy way to grab the keys where ever I had left them. Was it good for luck? I don’t know, I didn’t really believe in that sort of thing. Some people carry crystals with them. For comfort, for...
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