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Rev. Wes
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1 min
Alabama Chaplains Embrace Those Suffering from COVID
Curious about what a hospital chaplain does, especially a Pagan one like me? This great article provides good detail, especially in the...
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Rev. Wes
- Jan 13, 2021
- 1 min
Ditch the Conspiracies and Roll Up Your Sleeve!
I did it--I got my 2nd dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. The first dose was back in December. And I'm writing this to beg...
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Rev. Wes
- Aug 12, 2020
- 2 min
Call Me Crazy: Is One Person's Faith Just Another's Delusion or Conspiracy Theory?
Is praying to a deity any different from believing aliens are protecting the Earth from dark forces?
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Rev. Wes
- May 21, 2020
- 3 min
Empty Words Tarnish Interfaith Service
This service left me feeling I had been served theological assumptions and spiritual platitudes. It highlights a danger of interfaith work.
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Rev. Wes
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
Red Cross Volunteers On the Line for Coronavirus Grief Counseling
Mental health and spiritual care volunteers will listen and support people who have lost loved ones to COVID-19.
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Rev. Wes
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
Tarot Card Flips the Script on the Coronavirus
My friend's use of The Hanged Man triggered an old insight that also involved this card, one that can guide us through the pandemic.
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Rev. Wes
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
Interfaith Service Inspires
Spiritual leaders from many faiths gathered online to pray for everyone affected by COVID-19--and I cried!
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Rev. Wes
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Online Rituals--Sad Substitute or Growth Opportunity?
Instead of complaining about a lack of in-person rituals, use this time to get creative, learn about others and grow spiritually.
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Rev. Wes
- May 3, 2020
- 2 min
Tech Reflections on a Virtual Beltane
The biggest challenge for my workshop and ritual was the technology, and I realized how we depend on visual cues when engaging an audience.
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Rev. Wes
- Apr 15, 2020
- 4 min
Fear, Death and Other Pleasant Topics
The coronavirus has me feeling helpless and fearful. Instead of running, I'm staring it down, and here are the helpful lessons I've learned.
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Rev. Wes
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
Litter Pickup a Coronavirus Casualty
My spiritual practice includes picking up roadside litter--but I've decided to stop because of the coronavirus. Here's why.
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Rev. Wes
- Mar 23, 2020
- 2 min
Points of Light--and Little Debbie rolls
I may be stress-eating Little Debbie Swiss Rolls, but the American Red Cross and Chaplaincy Innovation Lab give hope in this anxious time.
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Rev. Wes
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
Ringing in Spring with the Druids
Here are my takeaways from the virtual spring equinox ritual offered by Three Cranes Grove, ADF.
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Rev. Wes
- Mar 16, 2020
- 1 min
Meditation on a Virus
What does a spiritual view of viruses look like? What follows are just my personal reflections.
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Rev. Wes
- Mar 9, 2020
- 4 min
Pagan Thoughts on the Coronavirus
I don't think the Pagan gods are punishing us with the coronavirus. That's just a Christian idea dressed up in Pagan drag.
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