3.3.24 And ain't it funny what people say And ain't it funny what people write And ain't it funny how it hits you so hard In the middle of the night I spent a majority of my teenage years as a born-again Christian, attending an evangelical church and subscribing to a perspective that now dominates …
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All the World’s a Bardo
When I was working on the first draft of my novel, one of the themes I stumbled upon was liminality. Liminal space is an area of transition. For instance, puberty is a liminal state, with a person transitioning from childhood into adulthood. Liminality is often represented in folklore through streams and rivers, sunrises and sunsets. …
A TOUCH OF SILVER: Maximum Wattage
Sometimes you need to seek out silver linings in the inspirational words of others. Today is one of those days, as I turn to the work of philosopher, speaker, and writer Alan Watts. Photo credit: alanwatts.com Watts’ work is a gentle reminder to remain in the present, but instead of rambling on about him and …
On God and Godzilla: Ohio Pastor, Cryptid Enthusiast, Kaiju Fan Discusses Impact of COVID-19
It’s Sunday morning, a little after 10 a.m., and the church service is underway at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Chesterland, Ohio. In some ways, it’s the normal, weekly routine at the church. The fifth Sunday of Lent, the ceremony begins with a hymn delivered by two members at the front, one on keyboard, another …
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