Below is an excerpt from my book, No Perfect Time: Brief Essays on Life and Faith. This is the story of the Worst Thanksgiving Ever…at least as my wife and I remember it. There are many Thanksgivings that are probably worse than this, but at least as our Thanksgivings go, this one was The Worst.Continue reading “No Perfect Time Excerpt: Worst Thanksgiving Ever”
Tag Archives: Thanksgiving
Not Yet
I have several significant milestones coming up in the next few months. The first comes this week. November 28, 2004 was my first day at my first pastorate. I count it as the anniversary of my beginning full-time ministry. It also happened to be the first Sunday of Advent, so the beginning of that seasonContinue reading “Not Yet”
A Prayer with a Basket
based on Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Faithful God, this is a week to express words of thanks. And so, here are some words of thanks. Here are words of thanks for all that we consider blessings: love, health, safety, support, food on our tables, warmth, and so much more. Here are words of thanks for the waysContinue reading “A Prayer with a Basket”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 