Neither/Nor:
Ruminations of a Spiritual Traveler

With apologies to Kierkegaard’s Either/Or, our general topic is the reflective Christian sailing in the sea of contemporary culture (and church). A cacophonous sea of competing claims and counter-claims, to which I often find myself responding “neither/nor.” But “what instead?” Aye, there’s the rub, matey. And that’s the white whale we pursue. Boats away!

Posts tagged ritual

The Logic of Holy Week

Why is Holy Week a big deal to so many Christians? It wasn’t so much to the Baptists I grew up with in Texas and California.

Daniel TaylorDaniel TaylorMarch 27, 2018Easter, ritualComment

Ashes to Ashes — Reflections on Ritual

Religious ritual is whatever you do repeatedly for the purpose of positioning yourself before God.Ritual becomes empty when it is done only for the purpose of performing the ritual, with no thought or concern for positioning yourself before God.

Daniel TaylorDaniel TaylorFebruary 14, 2018Ash Wednesday, ritual Comments

Neither/Nor: Ruminations of a Spiritual Traveler

Neither/Nor:
Ruminations of a Spiritual Traveler