On Being Human

The Promise and Perplexities

For more than fifty years I have been discussing the promise and perplexities of the human situation with both secular and religious audiences. This crossing back and forth from one audience to the other has been an eye-opening experience. more

The Joy of Slow

When I was a boy growing up on a farm in the hills of West Virginia, our “near” barn was about fifty yards from our house. I traversed...

Amounting to Something

I’ve found that the same question can be answered differently at various times of our lives. For example, my Dad used to look at me and...

The 'Thereness' of Joy

Would you permit me to say a further word about joy? It is just so central to my own thought and life. It’s on my short list of the most...

Three Laughing Masters

Anyone who knows me, or has known me, knows that joy is central to my understanding of what it means to be human. In addition to the...

Bless These Spaces, My Home

Earlier this morning I walked through each room in my home. I walked through so I could bless each room. I stood in each, I thought about...

Prayer Primordial

Prayer may be the most primordial act of the human spirit. Prayer is considered a “religious” act, but it is also a profoundly “human”...

My Small Moment

A lot happened before I came into the world. That is a good thing for me to remember! And a lot will happen after I’m gone from this...

Choosing and Re-choosing My Humanity

I’m far more interested in becoming the human being I’m created to be than I am in becoming religious. My life has at its core a series...

Losing My Brother

The experience of loss is one of our most powerful and indelible human experiences. Here is my journal entry from August 24, 2010 on the...

LANDON SAUNDERS

My name, Landon, means “from the long hill.” I started my life in the hills of West Virginia. As a boy I kept climbing those long hills so I could see farther. After a lifetime of journeys and many climbs, I can now see much better, see so much more.

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