The Art of the Slow Race
It was some years ago that I heard the expression, “slow-racing.” A friend of mine used it to describe two cars side-by-side on the expressway going just under the speed… Read more »
I’m in Beautiful Monterey…
…but not really. I’ve just spent the entire night sitting through an on-line workshop being conducted from Monterey, California. I do this every year about this time, but what I… Read more »
The Hard Work of Understanding
I’ve been married to a Korean woman for 34 years now, and easily the least favorite words I ever hear from her mouth are “you don’t understand me.” There are… Read more »
A word about the Middle Kingdom
For the last several months, my wife has watched a seemingly endless series of Chinese dramas. You’d think that if I sat down and paid attention, I’d get really good… Read more »
An Obscure (Perhaps) Recommendation
I just finished watching one of the greatest movies ever made for the umpteenth time. Of course, I’m talking about the Stephen Chow masterpiece, Kung Fu Hustle. I say “of… Read more »
On Writing Well, II: Unity
A week or so ago I wrote a short post to announce the arrival of the book On Writing Well by William Zinsser. As I’ve said before many times, I’ve… Read more »
The Twisted Genius of Creativity
Last night as I was drifting into sleep, I heard this exchange between Kyle Mann and Ethan Nicolle on the Babylon Bee podcast during their “Weird News” segment: Mann: “Libertarian… Read more »
“Participant in the Gwanghwamun Protest”
Here’s something we in Korea – particularly in Gyeonggi-do and Seoul areas – will have to get used to seeing over the next several weeks: “Participant in the Gwanghwamun protest.”… Read more »
Baseball, Old and New
I’m a big enough fan of baseball that I don’t mind watching other teams play when my favorite (the Brewers) isn’t playing. Yesterday I watched the Cubs play the Cardinals,… Read more »
A follow-up to yesterday’s post…
My friend Jim shared with me this article from Baptist Press. It’s pretty interesting and is filled with promise when you think about how a large church might approach worship… Read more »