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No news is no news

January 15, 2021 wally metts3 Comments

Crossing things off your list doesn’t make the list shorter— its just makes you think of other things you forgot when you made the list in the first place.

Posted in culture, sabbaticalTagged covid, Nepal, waiting

where pilgrims look

February 18, 2019 wally metts1 Comment

"I will lift up my eyes to the hills" is not mere sentiment about how beautiful the mountains are or how big our God must be to have made them.

Posted in culture, psalms, travelTagged devotional, Nepal, psalm 121, trekking

of gods and boxes

February 20, 2017 wally metts3 Comments

We make our own sacrifices and worship our own gods, from materialism to social justice. We have our own talismans, always connected to our human conceit.

Posted in culture, faith, IndiaTagged idolatry, india, magic, Nepal, ritual

day camp

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 wally metts1 Comment

Service can be connected to spiritual pride, something we “do for others” that makes us feel good about ourselves. There was none of that with this group.

Posted in culture, faith, IndiaTagged fitness finders, india, Mumbai, service

help wanted

February 7, 2017February 5, 2017 wally metts1 Comment

There were classes in science, math, English and Nepali, all based on workbooks and recitation. I would not have been able to study, with the amazing view outside the open windows.

Posted in culture, educationTagged english instruction, kidney bank, Nepal, primary school

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