No. Not according to Walter T. Witschey. Dr. Witschey wrote to me after my recent sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 in which I mentioned that some people think the world is going to end on December 21, 2012, because that’s what the Mayan calendar “suggests.” It was in that part of the sermon where I [...]
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Will the World End on December 21, 2012?
Posted in Nation, World, tagged 2012, calendar, end, end of the world, Maya, Mayan, Will the world end on December 21 on November 23, 2011 | 10 Comments »
“I Hate My Body!”
Posted in Nation, World, tagged body, Clarissa, Cosmopolitan, Estes, fat, Gambia, hate, image, Mexico, Opalanga, Pinkola, Sakaya Yallah, short, skinny, tall, Tehuantepec, ugly, wolves, women on June 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
You never know what you might find in a book called Women Who Run with the Wolves, or in a chapter called “Joyous Body: the Wild Flesh,” but I was delighted to find this important corrective to much of what our culture has taught us about our bodies. Clarissa Pinkola Estes writes: “My friend Opalanga, [...]
Another World
Posted in World, tagged Arizona, desert, heaven, hell, January, Minneapolis, Minnesota, orange, Phoenix, sunset, travel on January 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
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 [...]
