Welcome to the inaugural issue of Spirit Matters, a newsletter that will eventually reflect the interests of readers and visitors to this site. In this first issue, you will find:

Bill Lazarus, continued

He has had a radio show on religious history and is a frequent speaker on Sundays at Unitarian Universalist Societies.  Raised in a Jewish family, Bill considers himself a Unitarian Universalist.
  Religious history is his avocation.  A native of Maine who has lived in Ohio, Connecticut and Florida, he is a veteran newspaper and magazine reporter and editor who now teaches writing and speech at local colleges and universities.  He and his wife live in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  His latest book, The Origin of Monotheistic Religions, is due out in April 2008.

Send email to Bill Lazarus for Spirit Matters at: bill@spiritepics.net

Art Frees the Soul - featuring sculptress Joan Baliker

The Ancients Had All their Bases Covered - by Bill Lazarus

If Dogs Ruled

Circle of Life - by Bev Hanson

Truths to Live By - by Molly Brown

 About writer/author Bill Lazarus

When Bill was around 7 years old and starting Sunday School, he used to ride to class with his father, who taught in the higher grades.  Naturally, when Bill had a question about a biblical patriarch, he asked his father.  His father simply gave him a Bible,which led to more questions and more books.  By age 13, Bill was teaching in Sunday School and continued for the next 42 years. During that time, Bill became so versed in biblical history that he has written 10 books on the subject.  In addition, he has spoken at religious organizations in Connecticut and Florida, once addressing the state convention of Humanists.