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 congruent with the principles of the religious naturalist orientation.
Sermons and Articles
Videos
Other Contributions
In Nature, There Are No Straight Lines
In Nature, There Are No Straight Lines 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...
The Epiphanies of Driving on Country Roads
Photo by Jan Canty on Unsplash. The Epiphanies of Driving on Country Roads The allure of the world in its natural state is a call to slow down, take the road less traveled, and be present. Road trips. They’re as much a part of summer as beach umbrellas and s’mores...
Was Evolution on Earth Probable?
Was Evolution on Earth Probable? On Earth, the sense of sight evolved in response to light, particularly to reflected light.Was (and is) that evolution inevitable? No. Is it probable? Yes, and the evidence is that we know the eye evolved independently in many...
What is Value?
What Is Value?Money doesn't grow on trees is a belief we are given whilst very young. It tells the story of having to ‘work for the man’ rather than work with nature. This old belief system couldn't be more wrong, if I look around me at abundance I see money on trees...
How Kayaking Taught Me to Be Present and Trust The Flow of Life
Photo by Snake V. on Unsplash Encountering nature from the perspective of being on water, every sense fully attuned, focuses us in the present and brings unexpected gifts for living. Four years ago, when the newly emerged Covid virus was constraining every part of our...
The Dog Days of Summer
Dog Days of Summer Laura Emerson Alaskauu1.blogspot.com Alaskauu1.substack.com Log Cabin Reflections Kindle book on Amazon about her life off-grid in a remote part of Alaska The most urban of urbanites, who would not be caught dead beyond the highways and high...
JD Stillwater’s Seven Candles Project
JD Stillwater's Seven Candles Project...
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...