I was in 7th grade, my family still working through a fresh series of transitions that included my father leaving his last settled pastorate (which I wrote about) and a move to a new community. It would be my third school system and, thankfully, the last one. But it was all still so raw andContinue reading “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Tarshish”
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Purchases Left at the Door
Like many others, death has touched my life this year. First came a terrible tragedy where a 13-year-old that we knew lost his life in an accident. Then an old friend’s father died. My family and I have grieved these losses and shown support to their families as we’ve been able. If you’re a fanContinue reading “Purchases Left at the Door”
Center: A Mid-Year Check-In
As regular readers know, I’ve been choosing a single word by which to live for the whole year. This year’s word is Center: I’m going to explore what is at my center nowadays. I’ll seek practices and experiences that will help me name it and focus (or re-focus) on it accordingly. And then I wantContinue reading “Center: A Mid-Year Check-In”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 