Tag: Tae Kwon Do

Quit Making Excuses

Posted on September 29, 2017 by

At least until you get six-figure advances, when you meet people and they ask what you do, beware of telling them you’re a writer. Too often they’ll think you make lots of money. If you’re honest, you’ll admit you don’t.…

Posted in Writing and the Spirit Tagged with: changing habits, Tae Kwon Do, time management for writers

Rapture and the Indomitable Spirit

Posted on April 29, 2016 by

kenkuhlken

So many people I care about have died this year, which is not yet four months old, I have wondered if the rapture may have arrived. For those lacking knowledge (or opinions) of the rapture, here’s a Bible passage: 1…

Number One is Patience

Posted on March 15, 2016 by

kenkuhlken

Master Jeong taught: “Number one is patience, number two is patience, number three is patience.” Deadlines help some of us. They make us get up and work. They offer us the vision of some respite from the pressure once we…

Soren Kierkegaard approves of Jesus Christ Superstar

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

kenkuhlken

Last evening I watched Jesus Christ Superstar. I hadn’t seen the film since the year of its release. The songs and choreography are fun, and the portrayal of Christ offers some thoughtful moments. The disciples and followers join in a…

Posted in Soren Kierkegaard Tagged with: disciples, Jesus Christ Superstar, Khloe, Kierkegaard, Kim, meditation, self, spoirit, Tae Kwon Do

A Christmas Carol

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

kenkuhlken

When I mention Soren Kierkegaard to people well-educated in the humanities, psychology, or Christian studies, I usually get a response of admiration along with a comment that he is hard to grasp. Though I let these responses pass without much…

Where Is Truth?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

kenkuhlken

Soren Kierkegaard has been accused of forsaking reason in favor of searching for truth in the purely subjective. To that accusation, I say phooey. His argument concerning the objective and the subjective and their value in the search for truth…

Posted in Soren Kierkegaard Tagged with: Brother Lawrence, God, inwardness, Kierkegaard, solitude, Tae Kwon Do, Thomas Merton

Tough Guys Like Jesus

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

kenkuhlken

Following the lead of my son Cody who at age seven hoped to become a ninja, I practiced Tae Kwon Do for five years, under Master Jeong. Among his admonitions were, “Don’t fight unless you are willing to die,” and…

Posted in Soren Kierkegaard Tagged with: Jesus, martial arts, spirit, Tae Kwon Do

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Quit Making Excuses

Rapture and the Indomitable Spirit

Number One is Patience

Soren Kierkegaard approves of Jesus Christ Superstar

A Christmas Carol

Where Is Truth?

Tough Guys Like Jesus

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