It was a pleasure to have the Reverend Canon Dr. Nigel Rooms on the Liminal Theology Podcast! Nigel is a freelance consultant, trainer and researcher, spiritual director, and architect of learning. Nigel is currently Associate Priest at St. Peter’s, Braunstone Park in Leicester. Nigel holds a Master’s degree in Mission and Ministry from Nottingham University … Continue reading Nigel Rooms (Episode 25)
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Blissful Ignorance
Would it not be better to dwell in blissful ignorance? The lucky ones embrace the sweetness of their naiveté. Experiencing life without the pain, joy without the suffering. Moment-by-moment they exist. Why should I seek to know about the ways of the world? The joyful ones are unaware of the horrors of the everyday. Going … Continue reading Blissful Ignorance
Silent Worship
How should I speak these symbolic words to You,Lost as I am within a language of conceptual failure?My ideas break before the Inconceivable,Such thoughts are unable to contend with the Unconditional. Can I say any true word about You,While bound to finitude’s chains? This Being of my being that dwells in unknown spaces,Beyond the realms of … Continue reading Silent Worship
Injustice in Defense of an Idol: A Reflection on Matthew 2:1-18
Author Note: A Sermon delivered to Orange City United Methodist Church (Orange City, FL) on January 2, 2022. When I was a child, our church did the same Christmas play, every year. It was basically the standard amalgamation of the Gospel stories—it combined the Shepherds from Luke with the Magi from Matthew, with interspersed carols for … Continue reading Injustice in Defense of an Idol: A Reflection on Matthew 2:1-18
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is hope an illusion does it have wings andor skin can it be bought andor sold an nft in a metaverse andor matrix an array of numbers coded characters binary choice light or dark male or female reality or fiction fly or fall do we want the truth can we handle the truth who or … Continue reading 12-31-21-01-01-22
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