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…
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Rapture and the Indomitable Spirit
Tagged with: Alan Rickman, David Bowie, Glen Frey, indomitable spirit, Jim Harrison, Left Behind, Prince, rapture, Tae Kwon Do, The Karate Kid, the second coming
Posted in Church for Writers
Posted in Church for Writers
Number One is Patience
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…
Tagged with: Andre Dubus, hearing God, meeting deadlines, patience, setting deadlines, Tae Kwon Do
Posted in Writing and the Spirit
Posted in Writing and the Spirit
Soren Kierkegaard approves of Jesus Christ Superstar
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…
Tagged with: disciples, Jesus Christ Superstar, Khloe, Kierkegaard, Kim, meditation, self, spoirit, Tae Kwon Do
Posted in Soren Kierkegaard
Posted in Soren Kierkegaard
A Christmas Carol
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…
Tagged with: Charlie Brown, christmas, church, Dostoyevski, emmylou harris, Grand Inquisitor, Kierkegaard, o little town of bethlehem, Tae Kwon Do
Posted in Soren Kierkegaard
Posted in Soren Kierkegaard
Where Is Truth?
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…
Tagged with: Brother Lawrence, God, inwardness, Kierkegaard, solitude, Tae Kwon Do, Thomas Merton
Posted in Soren Kierkegaard
Posted in Soren Kierkegaard
Tough Guys Like Jesus
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…
