He was waiting for me in the baggage claim area. His name was Gabriel, and he was my designated greeter. I’d just landed in Chicago, there to present at a weekend event for pastors and churches seeking to find renewal and vitality in their life and ministry together. I’d meet them and hear their storiesContinue reading “Even If the Bag Does Not Inflate”
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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”
The Tao of Summer
In the pursuit of learning one knows more every day; in the pursuit of the way one does less every day. One does less and less until one does nothing at all, and when one does nothing at all there is nothing that is undone. – Tao Te Ching, v. 48 In my house, hardlyContinue reading “The Tao of Summer”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 