“America’s self-help gurus are making millions. Francis Wheen traces the rise of mystic mumbo-jumbo…”, for more read Would you buy a way of life from a guru?
Day: January 26, 2004
Hunter on “Dancing” properly
“After a lifetime in the church and 28 years as full-bodied participant, here is my suggestion: whatever one’s diagnosis about the leadership disease, the answer is not to throw it out. A better option, in my view, is to locate it on a different map or in an alternative story. “ ~ Todd Hunter For…
Garrison Keillor
Dr. Richard A. Jensen (who retired as Professor of Homiletics at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago and wrote Thinking in Story: Preaching in a Post-Literate Age) was the person who introduced me to the “Lake Wobegon” monologues and master American story-teller (and writer) Garrison Keillor during his visit to Malaysia a couple of…
Great Questions to Ask …
It’s hard to switch from a “giving-an-answer-or-comment” focus to a “offering-a-question-to-invite-response” focus in a conversation. I’ve been thinking about it during before the Chinese New Year celebrations. Thanks DJ Chuang for posting the questions (which credit is given to Brian McLaren for them) Questions for normal people: 1. Where are you in your spiritual journey?…
Where are my People?
DJ Chuang’s commentary upon the fastest growing minority group in America – Asian Americans.