Previously: Benches, Pageant The third week of Advent is always focused on the theme of joy. When this season was first introduced for the liturgical calendar, it was conceived as a “mini-Lent,” a time to be somber and reflective leading up to the celebration of Christmas. When the practice of lighting a candle every SundayContinue reading “Third Week of Advent: Logbook”
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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”
My Joy Logbook
I chose Joy as my word for 2024. When it began to arise as a possibility late last year, I was resistant to it because it is so often misused and abused, particularly in faith circles. Why would I want to choose a word that can be so weaponized, used in ways that ignore orContinue reading “My Joy Logbook”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 