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 »
Neglect? What neglect?
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not… Read more »