Death, Dying, and Grief - Heaven: From Community to Community with Rev. John Mabry

Send us Fan Mail“If you cultivate community in this life, you will pass into community.”In this episode we spend time with our dear friend and teacher, Rev. John Mabry. We met him when we were both seminary students in Berkeley, CA and have remained close.Reverend Dr. John Mabry is a United Church of Christ pastor and a spiritual director. He is a novelist and songwriter and lives with his veterinarian wife and 3 boxers in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains In upstate New York.We will talk about his latest book Ash Wednesday, in which a small town literally comes face to face with Death. John has published both fiction and non-fiction as well as music, and you can find more information about him and his many creative endeavors on his website johnmabry.com.In this episode, John speaks about a book that was important to him in his understanding of death, Charles Williams’ novel All Hallows Eve.Support the showWe very much want to hear your thoughts. Please join us on Substack for our community chat.This podcast helps anyone dealing with loss. It can guide you with end-of-life planning and death-positive resources. Check out our introductory episode to learn more about Annalouiza, Wakil, and our vision/mission to normalize and destigmatize conversations about death, dying, grief, and loss.You can find us on SubStack, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and BlueSky. You are also invited to subscribe to support us financially. Anyone who supports us at any level will have access to Premium content, special online meet-ups, and one-on-one time with Annalouiza or Wakil.And we would love your feedback and want to hear your stories. You can email us at [email protected] want to be transparent that we use AI tools to help us with titles, show notes, editing, and introductions....