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Autumn and a Lesson in Aging with Splendor
In the vibrancy of seasonal change, nature reminds us that our richest time of life is when we become seed-bearers. I turned seventy this year. The number is so inconceivable to me that I almost whisper it in my own head. How did I get here is the constant question we...
RNA Newsletter – October 2025
RNA Newsletter – September 2025
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...
On Radical Noticing
Rev. Dr. David Breeden is a Unitarian Universalist minister and author. He has served as the Senior Minister at the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis (FUS) since 2013. The First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis is a historic congregation with a long-standing...
RNA Newsletter – August, 2025
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...
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...
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