No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak, for the patch pulls away from the cloak, and a worse tear is made. Neither is new wine put into old wineskins; otherwise, the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are destroyed; but new wine is put into fresh wineskins,Continue reading “Wineskins and Panic”
Author Archives: Jeff Nelson
A Prayer in the Courtyard
based on John 18:33-37 Faithful God, so many people wish for a powerful ruler: one who will privilege their preferences, and outlaw all others; one who will heap more burdens upon those who already have many; one who will bring peace through violence and intimidation. Remind us all of your kingdom, which is not ofContinue reading “A Prayer in the Courtyard”
Ghosts
Moving from one stage of life to another is never a clean break. We expand our families, we change jobs, we change communities. We may move three states away or from one company to another. But whatever our complete body of work in life has been, including our hangups, our spiritual scabs, our grudges, theContinue reading “Ghosts”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 