I was in Phoenix, Arizona, last week for a meeting. I’d never been to Phoenix before. I spent some of my time trying to absorb the way that part of the world looks, with its rugged mountains and hills, palm trees and saguaro cacti, and steady, warming sunshine, even in January. On Thursday evening our group [...]
Archive for January, 2011
Another World
Posted in World, tagged Arizona, desert, heaven, hell, January, Minneapolis, Minnesota, orange, Phoenix, sunset, travel on January 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I’m a Believer
Posted in Church, tagged agnostic, Atheist, believer, Christian, exists, God, goosebumps, know, love on January 16, 2011 | 8 Comments »
One of my readers sent in this question recently: Q: How do you know God exists? (I assume you’d say you know, but maybe that’s wrong?). A: Actually, I DON’T know that God exists. I’ve always wanted to meet a card-carrying agnostic so that I could say, “Are you an agnostic? Me too!” in the sense [...]
Since you asked…
Posted in Family, World, tagged Bangalore, India, Josh and Kavita, wdding pictures on January 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Several people have asked for pictures from the wedding of Josh Pierce and Kavita John in Bangalore, which I officiated. Here are some good ones posted by Sarah Simon, cousin of the bride, on her Facebook page. You’ll notice the wedding activities taking place at St. John’s church, including the bride’s nervous walk down the aisle [...]
How do I get in?
Posted in Church, tagged bride, culture, diversity, Family, Galatians, groom, idli, Indian, marriage, Paul, wedding on January 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the stories that came out of my recent trip to India is the one about the groomsman who wanted to get into the family. He was at the wedding reception, watching as his friend Josh (the groom) was welcomed again and again by members of this large, loving Indian family. He himself had [...]
