It was a cold day in late January. Most days in Ohio are cold then. But there was a storm approaching and temperatures had been at frozen level regularly at that point. Three days earlier, Liam Conejo Ramos was escorted by ICE to his front door, used as a decoy to arrest his father. TheContinue reading “The Scream at the Breakdown”
Author Archives: Jeff Nelson
Gold Peeling
What do you know about your heroes? What can you know about your heroes? What will you learn, what will you ignore? If you learn too much, what will all that praise be for? What do you know about your heroes? What can you know about your heroes? If they fall down tumbling from high, Will they still find love? Will you even try? What do you know aboutContinue reading “Gold Peeling”
Chronicles of a Small Church Pastor
I returned to pastoral ministry on October 1st of last year. Here are a few brief scenes from that time… In the middle of a service not too long after I began, two of Our Town’s Finest walked in and sat in the back. One was in uniform, the other in plain clothes. I didn’tContinue reading “Chronicles of a Small Church Pastor”
