humor – Jeffrey A. Nelson

School Haiku

These are a few haiku that I jotted down during my doctoral class week in June: First doctoral courseLectern sits behind the profThe crest is crooked Morning before classChair yoga held in our roomI should have slept in Keurig at the backThey’ve provided dark roast podsI’m on my fourth cup

A Vocational Vision, 20 Years Developed

I was ordained into ministry in the United Church of Christ on January 23, 2005. I will celebrate 20 years of ordination in a few days. I have taken this milestone as an invitation to reflect not only on my journey so far, but who and where I am at present and who I wishContinue reading “A Vocational Vision, 20 Years Developed”

I Regret to Announce That I Have Begun Bullet Journaling

When I was pastoring local churches, I was able to come up with a relatively simple system for organizing my daily and weekly tasks. Due to the weekly rhythm of sermon and worship preparation, I discovered what parts of that process worked best to be accomplished on certain days. Then I could factor in regularContinue reading “I Regret to Announce That I Have Begun Bullet Journaling”