Personal – Page 5 – Jeffrey A. Nelson

The Class Bully

I haven’t often given myself permission to walk away from toxic, petulant, drama-addicted, or abusive people. In my school years, it was because I didn’t think I had a choice. I was stuck with them until graduation. In the years when I clashed with those of an evangelical mindset, it was because I thought stayingContinue reading “The Class Bully”

My Joy Logbook

I chose Joy as my word for 2024. When it began to arise as a possibility late last year, I was resistant to it because it is so often misused and abused, particularly in faith circles. Why would I want to choose a word that can be so weaponized, used in ways that ignore orContinue reading “My Joy Logbook”

Winter/Spring Reading 2024

The calendar has flipped. All is new again. And among other things, that means I get to make a new reading list. I enjoyed most of the list with which I ended 2023. Here’s how I plan to begin 2024: I’m going a little heavier on the nonfiction to start the year, but I’ll sprinkleContinue reading “Winter/Spring Reading 2024”