“When you are content to simply be yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.” – Lao Tzu I lost count of how long I’ve been choosing a single word by which to live for the duration of the year. A little investigative work has revealed that 2014 was the first year thatContinue reading “One Word 2026: Content”
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A 2025 Writing Wrap-Up
It’s been another eventful writing year for me. The biggest development was the publication of my 8th book, The Unintentional Interim: Ministry in Times of Transition. I had an inkling that the subject matter would resonate with many pastors and church leaders, and I’ve collected enough anecdotal evidence over the course of the year toContinue reading “A 2025 Writing Wrap-Up”
Christmas Week: Ultron
Previously: Restart, Frankentree, Bing The Sunday before the season began, a group from the congregation stuck around after worship to decorate the sanctuary. This included the only other family in the church close to my own family’s ages, the youngest of whom is a boy in early elementary school. My sermon that day featured aContinue reading “Christmas Week: Ultron”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 