To see a little farther
Saturday, April 30th, 2005 Posted in Poetry | Comments OffTo see a little farther, Just want to. Only give the vision room. Make space in your mind. That's how to see. But what to do? How do you hold on to the wind? I don't even try. Still, you want an answer. I open my mouth to speak, But ...
Enlightenment and Turtles
Thursday, April 28th, 2005 Posted in Spirituality | Comments OffBrian McLaren, one of the leading voices in the emerging church, wrote this excellent piece, "Kneeling with Turtles," in Dream Seeker magazine. This is good stuff. In it McLaren actually discusses enlightenment, although very briefly. In What's all the Pomotion ...
What is Church?
Wednesday, April 27th, 2005 Posted in Jesus / Christianity, Spirituality | Comments OffThat's the question up for discussion at Symphonic recently. I find it an oddly distressing question to grapple with for several reasons. I guess first among those is church has sometimes been an uncomfortable environment for me. I've been involved ...
Trust / Belief
Tuesday, April 26th, 2005 Posted in Spirituality | Comments OffAt a Bible study yesterday, I shared my thought about [belief vs. trust](/faith/belief.html), both of which, along with "faith," are legitimate translations of the same word "pisteo." Today I realized, isn't it interesting that we have no single word for one ...
Vicarious Violence Weekend!
Monday, April 25th, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, My Life | Comments OffThe last few days I've enjoyed some nice vicarious violence. On Thursday, I watched parts of Ong-Bak, Thai Warrior. On Friday and Saturday (and Sunday for that matter), Fight Club, and last night, Kung Fu Hustle. All I can say ...
Metaphors Be With You!
Sunday, April 24th, 2005 Posted in Humor, Spirituality | Comments OffI saw a bumper sticker this morning that said >**METAPHORS Be With You.** I laughed out loud. For years, I've been impressed by the Eastern Orthodox idea that we can only know the "energies of God," and that God's essence, while ...
Just Watched Fight Club
Saturday, April 23rd, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage | Comments OffI just watched Fight Club for the first time. I've got to say, it was not at all what I expected, and I've got to write about it. I'm also going to post another review this weekend (Peter Pan), which ...
Benedicta Benedictum, Domine
Wednesday, April 20th, 2005 Posted in My Life, Spirituality | Comments Off(Bless Benedict, O Lord.) I'm emotionally exhausted tonight. And I have to confront my own hypocrisy about freedom, identifications, ego, universal love, and all the rest. How quickly it goes out the window when I'm riled! What is ...
Tell Me It Isn’t So…
Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 Posted in Spirituality | Comments OffRatzinger has been elected the Bishop of Rome. This is the one person I dreaded becoming Pope. I feel like putting on a black armband. I see the cars go by, and they're all painted black. I see a door ahead, I want to paint ...