The English language is an imprecise language. As a person involved in technical communications, I have reminders of this every day I work. How does using an imprecise language like English for worship change the approach of the faithful to God?
Archive for the Spirituality Category
Expectant
Posted 11 December 2011 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: ambiguity, language | Categories: Spirituality | Leave a Comment
Lent and Advent have the best music
Posted 9 March 2011 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Bach, Hymns, Lent | Categories: Christianity, Spirituality | 1 Comment
Life is more than happiness. Music needs to be more than happiness to be real and meaningful to life. Here are some Lenten suggestions for you that go beyond “happy, happy, joy, joy.”
Merry Christmas, Kwanzaa, or Longhu6: Take your pick
Posted 26 December 2010 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Christmas, Holidays, Kwanzaa, Love in the Ruins | Categories: Spirituality | Leave a Comment
The child of Kwanzaa has grown up and left home to find its way in the world. How long will it take for Disney to create a storyline about a Wise Community Leader visiting children on a chariot pulled by impalas to encourage them to be good? For most people, it does not make any difference whether it is Christmas, Kwanzaa, or Longhu6.
When wilt thou save the people?
Posted 12 September 2010 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Eid ul-Fitr, Godspell, Repentence, Rosh Hashanah, September 11, Sin | Categories: Spirituality | Leave a Comment
September 11, Rosh Hashanah, and Eid ul-Fitr all collided on the same weekend this year. When wilt thou save the people?
Religious terrorism
Posted 11 September 2010 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Fear, Racism, Terrorism | Categories: Politics, Spirituality | 1 Comment
You can find religious terrorism in the United States. It comes from sources not necessarily named.
On the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
Posted 14 August 2010 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: diagnosis, treatment | Categories: Spirituality | Leave a Comment
Could a way be devised to diagnose spiritual illness and trauma in your life? Could specific treatments be targeted to specific spiritual ailments?
