A few weeks ago, I helped facilitate a gathering of people in various stages of preparation to enter authorized ministry. (This was the same gathering during which I wondered if my hotel might be haunted.) One of my responsibilities was to moderate conversation among participants who were closer to the finish line. This was aContinue reading “Assembling a Squad”
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Pastors In Pubs Telling Stories
What if some ministers organized a club tour? They’d just take turns sitting on stage with their drink of choice, sharing some of their most colorful stories or their biggest struggles. My own set might go like this: They could talk about how hard death is, and how wonderful it is to witness affection atContinue reading “Pastors In Pubs Telling Stories”
I’m Really Struggling with Forgiveness Right Now
It was sometime in early spring. Lent was soon to begin or had already started. I started into my sermon, walking out to the middle of the chancel as usual. And then I started talking about Girl Scout cookies. Spring signals many things, one of which is that it’s time to order said cookies, andContinue reading “I’m Really Struggling with Forgiveness Right Now”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 