by SNS Guest (This week’s article is by guest author Gregory Gronbacher. A brief bio on Gregory, is provided below.) A quick glance at recent Pew Foundation surveys on Judaism reveal that many Jews – as many as 60% of American Jews – identify as
by SNS Guest (This week’s article is by guest author Gregory Gronbacher. A brief bio on Gregory, is provided below.) A quick glance at recent Pew Foundation surveys on Judaism reveal that many Jews – as many as 60% of American Jews – identify as
by Daniel Strain This post is about comparing the two seemingly contradictory concepts of determinism and moral responsibility. On one hand, if everything is determined by causality and physics, and this includes our brain activity, memories, thoughts, choices, and actions, then how can we be
by Jeff Worthy I had a different agenda altogether this month for an article concept (Part III of the Blade Runner series—coming soon), but as life often does, events conspired to force me to grapple with another issue deserving of reflection for this month’s article. Though I
by Jeff Worthy Forget everything else. Keep hold of this alone and remember it: Each of us lives only now, this brief instant. The rest has been lived already, or is impossible to see. The span we live is small–small as the corner of the earth
by DT Strain The events of the past few years have highlighted the power of social media. Specifically, the power of it to lead to greater levels of misinformation and manipulation when powerful interests utilize it in clever ways. These have included micro-targeting campaigns that
by Leigh Anderson My college-aged granddaughter mentioned that she’s majoring in journalism with a focus on public relations. She’s grown up with social media, which is what public relations has turned into. I started thinking about how people feel social media connects them to others
by Thomas Schenk Every life inevitably ends in death; the creation of the new requires the demise of the old. Thus, in the process of Nature, for every one gained there is a minus one. Yet in Nature, this 1-1 does not equal zero, but equals
by Thomas Schenk The last six hundred years has seen a succession of discoveries, great and small. At each stage of this process of discovery, we humans have been challenged to think and rethink about the nature of the world, the nature of the human
by Gregory Gronbacher Introduction At its core, Christian naturalism is a philosophical and theological perspective that combines elements of Christian spirituality with a profound respect for the natural world as understood through scientific inquiry. Unlike traditional supernaturalist interpretations, which emphasize the miraculous and otherworldly aspects of
(Today’s posting is by guest photographer Richard Todd. See below for a brief bio. Also, I would like it to be a reminder that we would love to hear from members who express their spiritual naturalism through the arts. If you have art work you
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