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Read MoreThis article is part of the Patheos Public Square 2014 Summer Series: Conversations on Religious Trends. It is republished here with the permission of the author. The naturalistic reformers of nineteenth-century America call us to love this world and no other….
Read MoreThis essay was originally published at Skeptical Witch. What is a spell? If you would be kind enough to indulge my inner word-geek for a moment, I promise to get on to the enchanted frog part soon. The following etymologies…
Read MoreWhile the thoughts about my Ancestors are always present to some degree in my life, the Ancestors are increasingly present for me now as we near Samhain night. There are so many reminders – so many things that are connected…
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