As I made my way through every Oscar nominee for Best Picture the past couple of months, the movie American Fiction stood out as one of my favorites. It stars the incomparable Jeffrey Wright as a struggling author who becomes so frustrated with what kind of Black art sells that he fires off a satiricalContinue reading “Johnnie Walker Spirituality”
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How to Stifle a Culture of Call
Here’s an obvious thing: those who discern a call to ministry, do so in a variety of ways. The shape that a calling may take is unique to the gifts, life experience, and interests of the particular person discerning it. For as long as most church structures have existed, the primary form that such aContinue reading “How to Stifle a Culture of Call”
We’ve Tried Nothing and We’re All Out of Ideas
You’ve likely seen them if you’re a regular TV viewer. They tend to show up as online ads as well, including various streaming platforms if you haven’t chosen the commercial-free package. They often start with some touching scenes or images of people showing love to one another, or talking about their struggles with loneliness orContinue reading “We’ve Tried Nothing and We’re All Out of Ideas”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 