Greetings, friends! Last month, I wrote about returning to wonder – a sort of vision-casting statement for the year. This…
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Thank You, Monty Python: Reflections on the Last Decade
That was quite a decade, friends. 2010 2020 – still rockin’ the sweater (Note: I am aware that, since there…
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Advent #3 – JOY
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 #2 – PEACE
Advent proceedeth apace, friends. Last week’s post meditated on the relationship between hope and fear; this week, we are reflecting…
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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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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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Some Time – ly Musings
Time. Let’s talk about it. We are over halfway through Lent. (If you’ve missed this blog’s Lenten journey, you can…
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Sonnet-ing Through the “Heavy”
My heart is heavy this week, friends. I give you fair warning: this post contains much talk of scripture and…
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