• A Spirituality of Thin Places and In Between Spaces

    I'm a Christian, but probably not the kind you're thinking of.

    Too often, Christianity is associated with judgmentalism, magical thinking, and stale traditions. My spirituality isn't about any of that.

    It's not heaven-focused or sin-obsessed. I don't believe in simplistic, Santa-like versions of God or the idea that anyone had to die for me to be whole.

    My Christianity is about humility, not superiority. It's a call to love and serve, not judge. It's about compassion, kindness, and human dignity—a path of meaning, not magic.

    I follow a Jesus who cared about people flourishing, especially the lowly and the marginalized, and creating a world based on love.

    Moreover, I’m a liminal Quaker.

    The word liminal originates from the Latin word limen, meaning threshold. It refers to doorways and entrances, boundaries and blurred lines, and thin places and spaces in between.

    Like a shoreline between sand and sea, a liminal Quaker spiritual path is a space between traditional and nontraditional practices and thinking. It is a space between interpretations, and traditional customs and stances.

    I find meaning on Quaker shores but with one foot in the sand of traditional practice and one foot in the waters of a Quakerism yet to be.

    The following sections outline my theological views for those who are interested.

  • A Liminal Quakerism

    A Liminal Catholicism (PDF)
    An essay on a personal Quaker spirituality.

    The Rule of Oran Mor (PDF)
    A Rule of Life rooted in the Gospels and Celtic Quaker spirituality.