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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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”
Suffering on the Mats
I’ve been living with the word Heal this year. I’ve been trying to focus on the physical, mental, and spiritual places within myself that are in need of renewal, care, and rest. Part of my initial idea for Heal was that I would reframe certain activities in terms of how they can bring healing. ThisContinue reading “Suffering on the Mats”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 