Back when I was preparing my first book, Coffeehouse Contemplative, for publication, one of the members of the editorial board noted my inclusion of questions for reflection at the end of every chapter. He expressed surprise that I did so, saying that he didn’t usually see such an element in what he thought would beContinue reading “Why Some of My Books Include Questions for Reflection”
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With Boredom Comes Opportunity
The week between Christmas and New Year’s, aka “Dead Week,” is one of my favorites of the year. It’s an automatic vacation week for me, but even when it wasn’t, I still loved the unstructured, liminal feel of it. There’s little, if anything to do, and I relish that since there’s usually so much toContinue reading “With Boredom Comes Opportunity”
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”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 