Kent’s Recommended Watch:
Ang Lee:
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Visited a church, then watched a kung fu movie. A little Christianity, a little Taoism.
Finally got around to watching my
Sundays are great for kicking back and watching a good movie. I find it fascinating how Taoism and the medieval European Great Chain of Being resemble one another. Most theologians think there’s something to that which indicates a common predilection towards order in humanity. That may be true, but it’s not something we can know for certain.
Funny how kung fu movies make me all philosophical.
Okay, I went to New Hope Foursquare Church this morning. I wound up running into someone I went to college with seven years ago, someone else I know from college, and talking to pastors. Those people were friendly, but of course they would be. I still don’t give me enough data to form a valid conclusion. Guess I’ll have to go back. (But next week I’ve already committed to a different church.)
I didn’t get into the sermon very much, but to be fair, I was up late Saturday night. Five hours of caffiene-addled sleep tends to throw my concentration a bit. Bethany College’s cafe doesn’t serve breakfast on Sunday morning, which I find profoundly annoying because I like to have something in my stomach other than coffee. So I wasn’t focusing very well.
I noticed that New Hope serves breakfast snacks. I notice lots of churches do that; it’s supposed to encourage fellowship. I have found it doesn’t encourage fellowship in me, because when I’m shoveling food into my mouth, I don’t talk. (It’s rude.) I can listen, but I don’t talk. It’s a rather one-sided fellowship. But I do appreciate the food. I’m a firm believer that Christians should eat together more often.