As a child of divorce, I had two of every holiday: two birthdays, two Thanksgivings, two Christmases... That’s sort of what being a current Pagan, benevolent ex-Christian is like. I’ll happily sing the Jesus songs and make a joyful noise about it, but I’ve also got my eyes peeled for nature spirits darting in and … Continue reading On Christmas Eve a Pagan Writes Something Pithy About Divorce
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On Godly Gifts: Life Is Hard When You Don’t Believe in Giraffes
When I was 19, I took piano, violin, and music theory from an eccentric Hungarian musician who liked to talk a lot about escaping communism. He also liked to tell Hungarian jokes. In a book of translated Hungarian poetry, (by the poet Miklos Radnoti—seriously, check him out. He’s awesome), I read in the translator’s notes … Continue reading On Godly Gifts: Life Is Hard When You Don’t Believe in Giraffes
A Pagan Learns Evangelical Charity
My best Salvation Army find of all time. I kick myself every day that I didn’t buy it. Except God Now! Human trafficking is a huge problem where I live yet, woefully, there are very few organizations that serve those victimized by it. I recently had occasion to donate goods to a deserving charity and, … Continue reading A Pagan Learns Evangelical Charity
Pagan Truthiness
“This is the true religion. All others are thrown-away bandages beside it.” -Rumi In college, while still a Mormon, I saw some article in the local newspaper disparaging Mormonism for claiming to be the “one true religion.” I thought it was funny at the time. Who would want to belong to a church that claimed … Continue reading Pagan Truthiness
Gratitude Prayer
Hibiscus Blossom in a Snowstorm (photograph by M. Ashley) Passionate faith begins and ends in passionate gratitude. And so Temple Mercury’s inaugural post is, fittingly, a gratitude prayer. You should seek to express gratitude to and for your gods as much as possible, in the moment, even improvisationally, letting one small gratitude lead to another … Continue reading Gratitude Prayer
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