Bierkergaard: The Writings of Soren Kierkegaard
"The Father of Existentialism" Danish writer, poet, philosopher, and Christian thinker Soren Kierkegaard, has much to teach us about our lives. Join me weekly as we take on his writings and think about how his brilliant and profound insights illuminate our way in a complicated and confusing world. I contribute a considerable amount of my own processing of Soren’s ideas and add my own personal experiences. As Soren would wish his readers to do. This is spiritual insight and truth for the real world.
Latest episodes
Sep 14, 2022 • 35min
Autumn: The Art of Letting Go
Soren goes deeper into the Reward Disease. When we do and act and don’t get the reward we anticipate, the soil of revenge and retribution can take hold. Autumn teaches us to let go of those leaves, let them fall where they will. And trust that God will recompense.
Sep 7, 2022 • 30min
The Reward Disease
Soren really starts to zero in on why we do what we do. Is it for the worldly reward, the pride, the power, and the possessions? Or is it to Will the One Thing? The will of God. Regardless of the temporal consequences?
Aug 31, 2022 • 30min
Being Thousand Minded
Although Soren himself sought to have “Purity of Heart Is To Will One Thing” it was a struggle. We can be thankful that he wrote through this struggle to find the clarity, peace, and purpose, to will the one thing.
Aug 24, 2022 • 22min
Purity of Heart and the Purpose and Power of Prayer
We continue walking through Chapter 3 in Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing. Barriers to Willing One Thing: Variety of Great Moments Are Not One Thing. Prayer is the path in the Office of Confession.
Aug 17, 2022 • 21min
Truth Triumphs Over Time
We begin Chapter 3 in “Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing.” Soren brings the Truth and it didn’t always make him popular. He predicted, though, that the Truth of what he wrote would triumph over time.
Aug 10, 2022 • 24min
The Perils of Self-Deception
God uses punishment to slow our steps down so we stop and become silent. And when silent, we hear his voice and end up arriving at hope if we heed.
Aug 3, 2022 • 24min
Contrition May Not Be Confession
Having contrition for our sin and the consequences may not truly be Confession. We must be forgiven through the merits of Christ. Soren writes first to himself and then to us about how to proceed on our way to eternity.
Jul 27, 2022 • 22min
Revenge As Rocket Fuel
Using Soren as a guide, this podcast explores the rise and fall of Nazism and Hitler. And how confession keeps the rocket from exploding.
Jul 20, 2022 • 25min
The Quotable Kierkegaard: Part II
Soren is eminently quotable. I take on the remaining quotes from the Philosophy Call tweet. Link in last week’s podcast.
Jul 13, 2022 • 22min
The Quotable Kierkegaard. Part I
Today’s episode takes on some Kierkegaard quotes. Soren is very quotable and it is how most people know of him. These quotes came from Twitter-Philosophy Call https://twitter.com/philosophy_call/status/1546138212556496897?s=21&t=A3JEeanl4A0B6vqoYEqmyA
