What do you say when someone says, “bless you” or “have a blessed day”? How do you respond to “I’ll pray for you”?
Strategies for Humanist Living: Responses to Blessings and Prayers
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The Heart in Humanism
In middle school, a friend and I were trying to decide how much we knew. We didn’t think we knew everything, but we figured we knew at least 90% of everything. We also felt sure about how parents, teachers, and administrators should be doing their jobs…
A Story of Hope and Courage
About 20 years ago, I was going to college in rural Ohio surrounded by conservative Christians at a school that still held weekly chapel meetings.
If I Am Only for Myself
An African story tells of a man who was invited to a banquet where each person was asked to bring a jug of wine. The jug of wine would be added to a large bowl of wine and shared by guests. The man realized…
Making Connections After Elections
I’ve seen the pain, worry, and discouragement on many faces following this year’s election. This year’s election has brought a laser focus to problems facing people, the planet, and our democratic systems.
Humanism in Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath
In The Grapes of Wrath, agnostic author John Steinbeck shows skepticism toward religion and sensitive awareness of problems that still face us more than seventy years later.