When I moved to Berkeley, I left behind a lot of things. Some tangible, but many intangible and difficult to quantify. One of those things was my band. Hiatus was a large part of 5 years of my post-college life, and the things that God used those men and that band to disciple me about […]
Read more "i’ve come to a decision…"What is hope? One thing I’ve been trying to do is to find synonymous words that allow me to see really important things in different, equally true ways. For instance, when I think about “love,” the word that most comes to mind is “affectionate commitment.” Whenever I read about the love of God, I assume […]
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Poem | War
“I entered a war I did not seek. I entered a war I cannot win.
I entered and found the enemy to be me.
I entered a war and now I see that peace will only be had in my defeat.
May Christ be victorious in Me.”
– Bryan H. Kim | October 31st, 2011
At the End of Every…
i may be writing a song to this. very soon. like, “2 days ago” soon.
this is brilliant and “double-edged,” if you know what i’m sayin’.
…so i might have accidentally really liked this and done something to it. Stitch Me by eubanksme removetheveil: the fabric of my life is Your love so weave me a new romance tonight stitch me a new song knit me again and again with You because everything I am is everything You are.
Read more "my version of reblogging…"I had an extremely interesting and invigorating conversation today with a member of my church and a local organizer. We talked about many things, one of which ended up being this idea of house concerts. Since my friend suggested this to me, I’ve been thinking and thinking about it. It won’t escape me, and that’s […]
Read more "house concerts: an apologetic…"I’ve only read to chapter 6, but there seem to be two things that the God of the desert-wanderers doesn’t like: 1. When you forget him.2. When you convince other (poorer) people that He’s forgotten them. It seems as though Isaiah 2 is about the first one, and it’s a specific kind of forgetting. This […]
Read moreEDIT: re-recorded to enhance quality a bit. One of the questions I am continually asking as I read and write songs through Isaiah is, “Who is he talking to, right now?” I know he’s talking to me, but I can’t help but think that this is a word for more than just me. I mean, […]
Read moreIsaiah must have been a very sad man. I mean, from what I’ve read so far, he has nothing but bad news to give to his people from God, and from what I can see, he saw it all coming. It must be tremendously unnerving to see your people plunge into the depths of exactly […]
Read moreI think there’s something interesting about house parties and the advent season. In my mind, the advent season is about anticipation. And I think the best way to really enter into and embrace anticipation is in community, around people you love, trust, and in whom you believe. And being in homes with people makes me […]
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