A resounding in my sleep world,a gong without noise.I tap my phone screen. It’s midnight.Why am I awake? What is this alert in my neck? I find the pen,do as I have done since I was nine or tenwhen I heard an alert from red-winged blackbirds.I write the moment. It is now 12:01.The day called … Continue reading August 31, 2019
Transition, Fear, and Liminality: Part I
Author Note: This essay is part of a chapter from a book that's currently in-progress. Transitions define our lives. From birth to death, we’ll undoubtedly move through various stages and movements. Moreover, there seems to be very little that we can do to avoid the ebb and flow of life. Physically speaking, life itself is … Continue reading Transition, Fear, and Liminality: Part I
The Doorway
I stepped through the doorway. Now I know this doesn’t sound all that unusual. I mean really, how can stepping through a doorway be unusual? Sounds kind of silly when I say it out loud. I don’t want to come across to you as weird, but it’s what happened. Perhaps it was a strange door. … Continue reading The Doorway
Podcast: Ian Rodwell (Episode 7 Part 2)
The conclusion of my talk with Ian Rodwell. Ian is a Ph.D. researcher at City University in London. He's the creator of Liminal Narratives, a website exploring liminal spaces and the stories that inhabit them. In Liminal Narratives, Ian explores places such as corridors, staircases, ruins, beaches, and crossroads. Ian is also a knowledge and … Continue reading Podcast: Ian Rodwell (Episode 7 Part 2)
Never Forget the Rich Young Man: The Liminality of Religious Faith Among Young People-Part 2
You can read the first part of this essay here The first part of this spiritual excursion on the life and experience of the Rich Young Man story in Mark’s Gospel (Mk. 10:17-22) was for the purpose of exploring disaffiliation and young people in the United States. The purpose of this second section is to … Continue reading Never Forget the Rich Young Man: The Liminality of Religious Faith Among Young People-Part 2
Liminal Theology 