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A Zuni, a Bar Maid, and a Body Man
by Elder M. Lindahl
A few weeks ago, Muriel and I received a phone call from Cibola General Hospital in Grants, New Mexico, telling us that my sister Carol had collapsed at a gas station off I-40 and was in intensive care.
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Mel Soderstrom, Steady Man on Campus
by Bob Bach
It’s a short walk from Mel Soderstrom’s house to his office in Old Main. He has taken that walk for more than 30 years. Although the challenge of crossing Foster Avenue hasn’t changed much over time, other things have. It’s a different North Park today than it was when he first joined the staff in 1964, but it is the same Mel.
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A Real American Full Meal Deal
by Anders Blomgren
"I want a job," Lonnie demanded, his lips tight in the precise medium between a smile and frown. One could imagine his teeth grinding to splinters behind those taut lips. Lonnie’s hair was combed over his rather large forehead, arousing suspicion that he was losing his hair at a mere twenty-six years of age.
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Books
Pre-Ventura
by Bruce Carlson
One of Minnesota’s finest citizens just published his memoirs. In
A Man’s Reach, 91-year-old Elmer Andersen looks back with
humor and wisdom on a full, rich, and wonderful life.
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Waldenstrom's Commentary
Luke 12:32-34 and Waldenström’s Commentary
translated by Tommy Carlson and by Paul Peter Waldenström
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The Postlude of Ministry
by Carl Lugn
It would be noble to say this in the postlude of our vocation andlife. For me, as I grow older—am older—the postlude is very real. I realize that life is abundantly full of saying "hello" and "good-bye" many times and in many places.
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The Making of a Reader
The Making of a Reader: Part Five
by David Hawkinson
A few weeks ago, my first Bible teacher died. He was the Rev. Douglas Cedarleaf. I was fortunate to be in his confirmation class at the time when students had to memorize and then recite in front of the whole congregation, without notes, large portions of scripture. I still take some pleasure in telling new confirmands the rigors they have missed.
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A Village Funeral in Cameroon
by Christine Swanson
I spent Christmas Eve, 1998 in Cameroon, West Africa, with another Peace Corps volunteer, watching a Nigerian "home movie." These movies are products of studios in Onitsha, about 250 miles from where I lived. The plots often involve fashionable young urbanites who use love medicine or cast evil spells to get their way. In one, a victim is brought home to his village for funeral rites.
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Books
Review of Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time by Marcus Borg, Parts II & III
reviewed by Tom Condon
I recommend Borg’s stories to all readers, especially those who
see that the stories are not only a path to good faith but also a way
to "Meet Democracy Again For The First Time."
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Tributes
Remembering T.T.
by Sandy Johnson
Tyra Andersen (my Aunt T.T.) died on December, 21 at the age of 92. She was a member of Quincy, Massachusetts Covenant Church, a long-time reader of Pietisten, and a true pietist.
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Tributes
Tribute to Douglas Glenn Cedarleaf
by Peter Sandstrom
We gathered on the first bitter cold day of the Minnesota winter to bid farewell to Doug Cedarleaf. A looming high-pressure center had driven away every hint of cloud that Saturday, leaving only the yellow sun, low slung even at its zenith, and the clarity of a blue sky found only in the chill of a northern December. The memorial service was conducted on the last day of the church year; the sanctuary, caught in the transition, was already bedecked with the golden angelic banners and evergreen boughs of Advent.
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A Tribute to Chaplain Sturdy
by Phil Johnson and Ralph Sturdy
C. Cassius (Cash) Sturdy, Covenant Pastor and Military Chaplain, was one of a great generation of Covenant pietists. A person of the Word and of prayer in the best sense, he had an open and inquiring mind.
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Tributes
A Tribute to Ingvar Rehnberg
by Phil Johnson
When I arrived as a green Intern Pastor at Salem Square Covenant Church in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the Fall of 1962, one of the first persons I met was Ing Rehnberg, Church Sexton. He immediately befriended me and it was always a joy to see him. He would say: "C’mon, Buddy Ruff, let’s go see the Greek for some coffee."
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On the Aisle
by Max Carlson
Unbreakable is the latest work from acclaimed
writer-director M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Bruce Willis and Samuel L.
Jackson. Like Shyamalan’s last film The Sixth Sense,
Unbreakable is wonderfully-crafted and well-acted, but it
doesn’t come close to its predecessor. Audiences hoping to see a
movie as good as The Sixth Sense may walk out of
Unbreakable a bit disappointed.
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News and Notes
Wedding Bells for Joy Peterson and Thomas Hubler; New Library at North Park; Cooper Riley Johnson Comes to Light; Philosophy Scholarship Fund Report
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Sightings in Christian Music
by Glen Wiberg
"Blood in the hymnal" seems an odd theme to pursue until you encounter a person with furrowed brow or someone with tongue-in-cheek asking a member of a hymnal commission: "Have you taken the blood out of the hymnal?" Given the near earth-shaking significance in Covenant history of the doctrine of the atonement, it is not a question that should be passed over lightly or answered in a defensive manner.
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Credit Where Credit Isn’t Due
by Arthur W. Anderson
Why is it that we seem to get the most credit for what we least like to do? For example: Church visitation.
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Practical, Therapeutic, Theological Thought
by Penrod
I miss the 1900s. I wish I were writing the date 1973 for example rather than 2000. Does that mean that I want to be back in 1973? Not really, I just pulled that year out of the hat. It’s the 19 that I miss and with it the idea of my life in that century.
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Cooking with Gunny
Gunny’s Potato Casserole
by Gunny
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson
Football in the Mid-Century; The Story of Some Heroic Survivors; In the Rockies.
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Post: Readers Respond
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Sport Prophecy
Chris Weinke Wins the 2000 Waldenström Award
by Eric
This year, against all odds, the trophy goes to another Twin Cities native—Chris Weinke of Florida State University. After leading the FSU Seminoles to the national title last year, it appears that he will again quarterback his team in the championship game. If that argument fails to sway the reader, the 33 touchdown passes he has thrown should be enough.
