Member’s Contributions
About Members’ Contributions
This section is made up of writings, videos, and other RN related material created by our members.
Submissions:
We invite members to submit items for inclusion in this section. Submissions will be reviewed before being posted.
Send your submissions to: rnablog@religious-naturalist-association.org
Guidelines:
- Written submissions can be Word, Pages, plain text, or PDF format. You can also just paste text into an email.
- Videos and podcasts can be submitted in their original format or, preferably, as links to the videos or podcasts already published elsewhere.
- The content of submissions should be about the Religious Naturalist orientation itself or about experiences, inspirations, implications, and ideas directly related to the orientation.
Sermons and Articles
Videos
Other Contributions
The Rise of Religious Naturalism
The Rise of Religious Naturalism: A New Public Theology of Sacred Nature Wayne Martin Mellinger, Ph.D. Abstract The Rise of Religious Naturalism: A New Public Theology of Sacred Nature explores the emergence of Religious Naturalism (RN) as both a theological...
Savor More; Feel Better
Indulging your senses in nature not only awakens your awareness, but can increase your joy. Of all the seasons, in my opinion, summer is the one that most deserves the title, “season of succulence.” The word that means juicy, moist, lush, and ripe, simply belongs to...
Nature’s Tonic for a Noisy World Isn’t Silence
In the wild, peace and quiet come wrapped in water, thunder, birdsong, and snake rattles. What a relief! I’m an introvert. Too much conversation, ringing phones, the constant pinging of message notifications on my mobile, pile up in my brain like fall leaves in a...
Agency Matters
Agency matters, because it is unique to each of us. Agency matters because it is a fluid expression from all of Life through us, and therefore reflects the whole. Agency matters because in all our individual spaces and places we thread to make one. Today we see...
Little in Nature is Straight
Laura Emerson When I fly into a city, what strikes me most are all the straight lines: long grids of streets and highways bisected at neat 90 degree angles, set with rectangular buildings, miles of telephone wires and railroad tracks. This is especially striking in...
Nature’s Spiritual Gatherings
“The only good mass gatherings or groups that I know of are for the generally inclusive celebration of life;such as music, dance, the arts, weddings, funerals, etc.” – Jacqueline Payne We can and should assemble outdoors. Nature walking, Group meditations, hiking,...
JD Stillwater’s Seven Candles Project
JD Stillwater's Seven Candles Project...
Talking to a Tree in Mourning
What if you were the very last tree? The only one left to keep our secrets, hear our laments or grieve our sorrows? Your own? Would we stop the madness? See wonder through new eyes? Hold sacred vigils? Could a child reach out and touch? Feel the rivulet roughness of...
Fall Equinox Meditation
Fall Equinox: Autumnal Breezes of Gratitude https://gaianism.org/fall-equinox-autumnal-breezes-of-gratitude/ A guided meditation by Bart EversonThis mandala was created by Bart Everson with digital tools as a contemplative practice and a celebration of the fall...
Mother Nature’s Prayer
Jessica Goodenough Sanseverino performing Mother Nature's Prayer The Mother Nature’s Prayer Everybody’s Prayer Our Mother, who art within us, Hallowed be thy name. Thy ways evolve, Thy will calls forth This earth that is now our heaven. Give us this day our...