Whose presence do these hands convey? With what purpose do these gestures speak?The officiant moves with intent, hands and fingers motion across an empty void. They solicit, invite, and provoke what’s hidden to come forth.Gestures, oh how they speak! Motions overflowing with meaning.But whose presence does the officiant bring forth from the empty void?Open palms … Continue reading Ceremony
August 31, 2019
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
Two Merchants, One Tale: Constructing Justice Through Artistic Encounter in Haiti
Note: This essay is part of a chapter from a book currently in-progress. Emmanuel Buteau has graciously shared this with Liminal Theology. The Haitian sun is a wonder to behold. It evokes the miraculous every time it announces the dawn of a new day. Rising, it gives rest to the denizens of the night such … Continue reading Two Merchants, One Tale: Constructing Justice Through Artistic Encounter in Haiti
Liminality and Perhaps
Jonathan L. Best, Curator and Editor for Liminal Theology, recently wrote for The Liminality Project. Click the link below! https://theliminalityproject.org/2020/01/31/liminality-jonathan-best/ Explore more from The Liminality Project at https://theliminalityproject.org/
The Joy of Heresy
At a small evening vespers service over which I preside, I recently was asked, “Are you sure it’s okay if we sing a Christmas song during Advent?” The question came from a thoughtful volunteer pianist and full-time math teacher who plays for our vespers gathering and for her Presbyterian church’s Sunday morning services. At first, … Continue reading The Joy of Heresy
