This is the 20th time that I have written this summary of my favorite books, movies, shows, and albums for the year. I didn’t foresee reaching this milestone, for a number of reasons. But here I am, celebrating this achievement of sorts, taking joy that at least a few people actually look forward to readingContinue reading “Year-End Pop Culture Roundup 2024”
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Second Week of Advent: Pageant
Previously: Benches One of my favorite books that I’ve read this year is Hell Is A World Without You by Jason Kirk. It chronicles the exploits of a group of evangelical teenagers in the early 2000s as they navigate faith issues, questions, and relationships. I recognize the experiences from my own brief stint in evangelicalContinue reading “Second Week of Advent: Pageant”
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 