For close to a decade, I’ve been observing the practice of choosing a word by which to live for the new year. This is inspired by One Word 365, and I have found it a preferable alternative to making resolutions. Most years that I’ve done this, I have experienced positive results: it has added greaterContinue reading “Flow: A Mid-Year Check-in”
Author Archives: Jeff Nelson
No Perfect Time is 50% Off This Month
In case you somehow missed it, I released a new ebook in March called No Perfect Time: Brief Essays on Life and Faith. It’s a collection of reflections on ministry, spirituality, theology, parenthood, and prayers culled from my former blog. In a way, it’s a book that was 17 years in the making. If youContinue reading “No Perfect Time is 50% Off This Month”
History Was Accessible
Some of the reactions and comments that I saw from white people on Juneteenth were predictable, and yet still depressing and angering. Some wondered why this was scheduled the same day as Father’s Day: “Why couldn’t this be another day instead?” Others called it a “made up holiday,” as if this was a brand newContinue reading “History Was Accessible”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 