Can You Be Spiritual if You Have Material “Stuff”?
Hydrangeas, impatiens, and a water plant in my tiny fish pool on the back patio. Someone gave me the water plant, the pots are old terra cotta from a garage sale, and the stone walls…
Book Spotlight on Fun Nature Projects to Do with your Kids
Today’s Book Spotlight is on Elements of Fun: 14 Nature-Based Projects to Enjoy with your Children. Lady Sialia has put together over a dozen projects related to the four elements, all with Nature-based themes. The…
“Let Go and Let God” Is Not a Synonym for “Give Up”: Christianity, Wicca, and the Law of Attraction
Photo Copyright by alicepopkorn; creative commons license. Please check out the artist’s work–it’s beautifully spiritual. Since when has Let Go and Let God become a synonym for Give Up? Several years ago, I was facing…
A Time and a Place for Magick
Amazing Photo by Stephen Poff, creative commons license, at http://flickr.com/photos/stephenpoff/2761284719/ Many a false step was made by standing still. -Fortune Cookie Sometimes you have to pull yourself out of the Ether to make things happen. Sometimes…
What Is a Religion? Shannon’s First Lesson at the University
One of my favorite bloggers is my 18-year-old daughter, Shannon, and her Randomista site. (I’m not the least bit prejudiced about it, either!) She’s a bit of an academic and posts thoughtful essays about the…
A New Definition for "Saving Souls" –The Big Difference between Christianity and Wicca
Lorna Tedder at a lakeside chapel, copyright 2007; photo by Shannon Bailey, all rights reserved. One day, I’ll write about less controversial topics. Today isn’t it. Today, it’s simply my goal to make you think,…
Living Forever vs 100 Perfect Days
Photo by tanakawho; creative commons license Over lunch with “Luna,” we heard the news that Professor Randy Pausch of the now-famous “Last Lecture” had passed away. We both paused, tears in our eyes, to honor…
Teaching Witchcraft to Christians
Photo by Ben Northern I am not a person who runs around with eyes glazed over and a phony grin, telling you how “excited” I am about some big project I want to sell you…
Life Purpose: Why Some People Just Don’t Get it
Photo copyright by alicepopkorn; creative commons license. Life purpose. Some people just don’t get it. Then again, some people want everyone else’s life purpose to match theirs. This is really rather…normal. We live our lives…
