After a hiatus of a few years, I'm back again on the LJ community.  Look forward to my incoherent translations of classical Chinese verse, both in the Chinese and Korean traditions, as well as some of my own verse.

Sometimes, when we are receptive, God gives us a glimpse into that part of His character that transcends all human understanding.  These moments, whether experienced in life or in Bible study, deepen our understanding of God and allow us to comprehend His infinite wisdom and greatness.

This past week, God revealed to me an insight that many of you ( Read more... )

Lately I've been thinking a lot about my relationship with Christ.  I feel that after my conversion experience, my spiritual life has cooled down considerably.  I've reverted to habits that had been plaguing me before I knew God, and settled into routines that run counter to Biblical principles. Now don't get me wrong -- I haven't become a Satan ( Read more... )

Four tao philosophers as cedar waxwings
chat on a February berrybush
in sun, and I am one.

Such merriment and such sobriety -
the small wild fruit on the tall stalk -
was this not always my true style?

Above an elegance of snow, beneath
a silk-blue sky a brotherhood of four
birds. Can you mistake us?

To sun, to feast, and to converse
and all together - for ( Read more... )

Surrender is a term often used in spiritual disciplines to describe an experience in which we give up -- or surrender -- control of our lives to a higher power.  In Christianity, Jesus demonstrates surrender in every moment of His life, culminating in His prayer at Gethsemane: "Not my will, but Yours."  Surrender entails an acceptance of your ( Read more... )

Recovery from mental illness is a lifelong process.  Sometimes progress is slow or non-existent, but if pursued persistently, it can also be rewarding and confidence-building.  I am so fortunate that I have a supportive family, girlfriend, and social network that understands my quirks as well as my strengths ( Read more... )

Well, here I am on LJ after a few years hiatus.  This journal has undergone some transformations in the past few years.  It started as a project to find like-minded writers with a passion for poetry and all things literary.  I remember posting translations of Chinese poems and finding others who shared my enthusiasm ( Read more... )

The early Christians were nothing short of revolutionaries.  I was thinking today that Christianity is not a religion for the tepid, as the good Books says:" So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." Rev. 3:16  Real Christianity burns with passion for Christ, for His words, His actions, His ( Read more... )

So yes, I've been pondering the prospects of being a Christian writer.  I never thought that I would ever become a Christian writer, having been enamored with Nietzsche's philosophy so summed up in his words: "God is dead."  But it happened.  Like a whirlwind (the gospels describe the Holy Spirit as like the wind, mysterious, manifesting itself ( Read more... )

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.