The third week of Advent did not begin auspiciously in the Nelson household, friends. I wake up much earlier than…
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Advent #1 – HOPE
’Tis the first week of Advent, friends! As I shared in my first Advent post two years ago, Advent is…
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The Critshow: Learning to Level Up
We interrupt the Thunderclap Series to bring you this Public Service Announcement: REST MATTERS. I have recently become a huge…
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The Thunderclap Series #9: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
This week’s “Thunderclap” book isn’t actually a book. It’s a play: I first encountered Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia…
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Easter: An Encore
In my Holy Saturday post, I said that the Holy Saturday poem would serve as my Easter Sunday poem also,…
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Huzzah for Poetry!
Greetings, friends – and Happy Easter! Thank you, again, for walking the Lenten road with me. I know the blog…
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Easter Triduum: Holy Saturday
The Easter Triduum culminates in Holy Saturday. Today is a quiet day, remembering the time that Jesus spent in the…
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Easter Triduum Part 2: Good Friday
It is Good Friday, when we commemorate the death of Jesus. This one’s a bit raw, friends. On this dark…
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Easter Triduum Part 1: Maundy Thursday
Today is Maundy Thursday. Holy Week is here, friends. Lent has brought us from a Tolkienian Ash Wednesday meditation through…
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Giving and Receiving: The Paradox of Palm Sunday
Last week, I was bombarded by thoughts about giving and receiving. Everyone seemed to be talking about it. In church,…
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