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Human Spirituality Lives On

They had been following the trail of the wounded bull for three hours, jogging through the grass clumps and sparse … More

numinous, Python Cave, religion, spirituality-religion

Cathedrals, Gargoyles and Minarets-what church buildings tell us

Humans have always had sacred spaces; a certain mountain, cave or spring that is deemed special. Perhaps the oldest found … More

cathedrals, Catholic, Eastern orthodox, Hagia Sophia, Protestant, Python Cave, religion, sacred spaces, spirituality-religion, St Basil's

Christmas Eve in the Woods

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. 🙂 This is a true story; best when shared.  

Christmas Eve, farm life, God, kids, nature, spirituality-religion

Plato vs Aristotle: Place Your Bets

If you like to really dig into philosophy, you can do so at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, but be … More

Aristotle, God, knowing, Plato, science, Socrates, spirituality-religion

Triumph of the Human Spirit: Symphony in Hell

Do you like music? Who doesn’t? I find great music a bit overwhelming myself. I once went to hear the … More

human nature, music, spirituality-religion, Stalingrad symphony

Caves: the Womb of Mother Earth

Do you like caves? They are kind of numinous, magical places, silent except perhaps for dripping water, dark, leading we … More

caves, mother earth, religion, serpent, spirituality-religion, womb

The Woman in the Water

While we in the West insist on dividing stories into “historical fact” and “superstitious nonsense” neither category is as airtight … More

CS Lewis, Mami Wata, nature, spirituality-religion, Tolkien, water nymphs, woman in the water

Mother Nature Sends Her Love

Today’s wonderful thing in my garden was so tiny-it was a heart-shaped loop of cucumber tendrils. But it was wonderful … More

atheist, life, loved by God, nature religions, spirituality-religion

Flying Dragons

In a previous post I mentioned that I was going to fight self-pity by finding something beautiful and amazing every … More

art-creativity, color, dragonfly, garden, light, spirituality-religion

On the Good and Evil-in our Own Hearts

Alexander Solzhenistsyn was once a Russian officer who was arbitrarily arrested and spent many years in the gulags. He had … More

Alexander Solzhenistsyn, Christian, good and evil, spirituality-religion

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