January 2025 – Jeffrey A. Nelson

Replace Thoughts with Sleep

I’ve struggled with insomnia since my college days. Its severity ebbs and flows, but I can point to a few times when it’s been especially bad. Sometimes, I’m kept awake by specific issues. Something is so prominent in my life, or at least in my mind, that I can’t let go of it enough toContinue reading “Replace Thoughts with Sleep”

A Vocational Vision, 20 Years Developed

I was ordained into ministry in the United Church of Christ on January 23, 2005. I will celebrate 20 years of ordination in a few days. I have taken this milestone as an invitation to reflect not only on my journey so far, but who and where I am at present and who I wishContinue reading “A Vocational Vision, 20 Years Developed”

Wonder and Whiskey Excerpt: Creed and Trust

Below is an excerpt from my book, Wonder and Whiskey: Insights on Faith from the Music of Dave Matthews Band. The song “Eh Hee” is a single that Matthews released on September 4, 2007. He played all the instruments for it and an accompanying video was released the same day. One of the refrains isContinue reading “Wonder and Whiskey Excerpt: Creed and Trust”