The band Over the Rhine uses a phrase in the liner notes for their album Ohio that has stuck with me for some time. Co-founder and husband of the spousal duo Linford Detweiler writes of being born in Hartville, Ohio, the small Mennonite town that neighbors my home, and meeting eventual wife and bandmate KarinContinue reading “God-Haunted”
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The Actual Doing of the Thing
At the center of this year’s General Synod of the United Church of Christ, a “pray space” had been provided for children up through preschool age. It included tables at which to color or draw, some mats for crawling and tumbling, and a few other modest amenities for creative play. The idea for such anContinue reading “The Actual Doing of the Thing”
Heal: A Mid-Year Check-In
For the past decade, I’ve been foregoing New Year’s resolutions in favor of choosing a single word by which to live for the year. It’s inspired by One Word 365, which encourages this practice. As I did last year, I felt like checking in now that we’re close to the midpoint of 2023. My wordContinue reading “Heal: A Mid-Year Check-In”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 