tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99929762024-03-13T12:17:33.554-04:00Jeffrey A. Nelsonpastor, author, spiritual directorJeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-75056925150208071092022-01-06T06:07:00.056-05:002022-01-06T06:07:00.195-05:00The Beginning is the End is the Beginning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIk8b9iZnnw4DzGgatgvo779RVAq1E0asQtdUuKMT3UZkI1IurHy94ZMKKqvzI_Z_EndbehM1LQjDGByaWccsPGYJxDFRYcG3_Peq9Bf88nZs6Mc_3dwrRrCxqGRqZh2Q6Am4zSFiVutc3tqRd70aoi5lf3eoKzZiHnj-f-j9YtWchE9lgcA=s960" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIk8b9iZnnw4DzGgatgvo779RVAq1E0asQtdUuKMT3UZkI1IurHy94ZMKKqvzI_Z_EndbehM1LQjDGByaWccsPGYJxDFRYcG3_Peq9Bf88nZs6Mc_3dwrRrCxqGRqZh2Q6Am4zSFiVutc3tqRd70aoi5lf3eoKzZiHnj-f-j9YtWchE9lgcA=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div>I started this blog on January 6th, 2005. That was 17 years ago today. I always got a kick out of the fact that this anniversary falls on Epiphany. <div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the earliest years this was a place for me to write through my discoveries of what pastoral ministry is about, peppered with random posts about Michigan sports and other topics. In those days I used this as a place to brain dump, basically posting whenever a thought popped into my head no matter the day or time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm embarrassed about those years now, but I also recognize that they helped me develop my writing voice. And, at least from my perspective, that led to better content. And eventually it led to four books.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I can't tell you how many times I've thought about letting this go. I've taken breaks here and there, figuring that the moments when I've considered quitting were just low creative points that could be helped with brief sabbaticals. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">17 years is a long time to do anything. The number of my other commitments that have lasted this long is not very large. And this past year, there was a notable shift in how I approached this medium. It was a type of wearing down that another break was not going to fix.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>All of this is to say that I think it's finally time to move on.</b> No more hedging, no more hoping that things will improve. I no longer have the energy or interest in maintaining an online space where regular writing updates are the focal point.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On January 1st, I launched my new website at <a href="http://JeffreyANelson.com">JeffreyANelson.com</a>. It will include a blog component, but it won't be the focal point like it was here. I'll even re-post favorites from here from time to time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I can never express enough appreciation for those who have kept up with this space. Your support of my writing has been beyond value.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to the new site, the <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67">podcast</a> will continue, as will <a href="https://tinyletter.com/revjnelson">the newsletter</a>. And I still have <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jeffrey-A-Nelson/e/B01D5ICFRO/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">four books</a>. And I'm on<a href="http://www.facebook.com/revjeffnelson"> Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/boldroastrev">Twitter</a>, and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/boldroastrev">Instagram</a>. I'm around in plenty of ways, and I hope you'll like and subscribe to all the things as part of that. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's not goodbye. It's see you at the new place.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Peace.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">-JAN</div>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-72957143320307099142022-01-03T06:08:00.014-05:002022-01-03T06:08:00.236-05:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 27: Just Vibes<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(41, 47, 54); white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcZKLN_Fw5yth5Eqyc9nK1pCRNLS8Sw-54pI0XOlsWHprJ1Nr-0CMSawBzsWDVDGlouXBQbYws0dLRseo3MEgiV1B25IlMQYNe4-f7Co1oO4cbYRLzBkjxo8AiEDsYhLBzpgMf_Szk5P8i0f82fHjZy39MLYuFK59XUuQx2VenirGS37q0yA=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcZKLN_Fw5yth5Eqyc9nK1pCRNLS8Sw-54pI0XOlsWHprJ1Nr-0CMSawBzsWDVDGlouXBQbYws0dLRseo3MEgiV1B25IlMQYNe4-f7Co1oO4cbYRLzBkjxo8AiEDsYhLBzpgMf_Szk5P8i0f82fHjZy39MLYuFK59XUuQx2VenirGS37q0yA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(41, 47, 54); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(41, 47, 54); white-space: pre-wrap;">The past few years have been marked by anxiety, for both national and personal reasons. So where do we find peace in the midst of this? How may we be able to calm and center our minds, hearts, and spirits not just to survive, but to truly live a life? What sorts of tangible actions could we take to tap into a vibe that sustains us?</span></span></div><p></p><div class="DK2WGA7X3rKos2v1AABBD _20x9t-BL2SDh7lOGEew66E" data-block="true" data-editor="6ujc8" data-offset-key="jnfe-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(41, 47, 54); margin: 14px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="jnfe-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.jeffreyanelson.com/">NEW WEBSITE</a></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="jnfe-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1934542555/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i4" style="font-family: inherit;">Coffeehouse Contemplative: Spiritual Direction for the Everyday</a></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="jnfe-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prayer-Motion-Connecting-Fidgety-Times/dp/1947826824/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1533991035&sr=8-4&keywords=prayer+in+motion%22" style="font-family: inherit;">Prayer in Motion: Connecting with God in Fidgety Times</a></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="jnfe-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span data-offset-key="43j4q-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="jnfe-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span data-offset-key="43j4q-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a></div></div>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-34528214843007374532021-11-30T06:15:00.034-05:002021-11-30T06:15:00.215-05:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 26: The Holiday Special<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EO86kcYBF7K8igZfBWK2yOyUdu3KlLqOKN6KwSfzA_V3uszUgZ3TsZnfTD2IKH5DcLtOnVI_AGLEHH99GLX43h0KJAuyt_D26mzWJmkIh1qptnbLl7deTCEKdXblbUVU-ffr/s1080/Episode+26+The+Holiday+Special.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EO86kcYBF7K8igZfBWK2yOyUdu3KlLqOKN6KwSfzA_V3uszUgZ3TsZnfTD2IKH5DcLtOnVI_AGLEHH99GLX43h0KJAuyt_D26mzWJmkIh1qptnbLl7deTCEKdXblbUVU-ffr/w400-h400/Episode+26+The+Holiday+Special.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/The-Holiday-Special-e1ahbs4">Anchor</a> or click the player below. <div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are now in the season of Advent, a time of 4 Sundays leading up to Christmas. It's a</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> time of preparation for the celebration of birth, and to reflect on our need for God </span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">to do a new thing in the world. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">So in this final episode for 2021, I want to give a reflection meant to be a help you </span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">the listener in your own preparation leading up to this special time.</span></p></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=504338298">Luke 2:1-20</a></div><div><a href="http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=504338359">John 1:1-14</a></div><div><a href="http://www.coffeehousecontemplative.com">My blog</a></div><div><a href="http://www.tinyletter.com/revjnelson">My newsletter</a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jeffrey-A-Nelson/e/B01D5ICFRO/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">My books</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a> </div><p></p><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/The-Holiday-Special-e1ahbs4" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-20432368163756032482021-11-15T06:07:00.040-05:002021-11-15T06:07:00.214-05:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 25: Coffee Meditation #3<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcPEnDM7QS2tb_cjVDVagrEc2mmllq6Tsql6TxY9RUne-afftdJSV_XT-CP4NNbQOaiy6807W592QEDYgT6vU2ixhBJG80DGwhD8gHLvZWtrK1SD7dtpmMqJyyO0gm9v3L6On/s1080/Episode+25+Coffee+Meditation+%25233.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcPEnDM7QS2tb_cjVDVagrEc2mmllq6Tsql6TxY9RUne-afftdJSV_XT-CP4NNbQOaiy6807W592QEDYgT6vU2ixhBJG80DGwhD8gHLvZWtrK1SD7dtpmMqJyyO0gm9v3L6On/w400-h400/Episode+25+Coffee+Meditation+%25233.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Coffee-Meditation-3-e1a81ti">Anchor</a> or click the player below. <div><br /></div><div>Most people associate coffee with the morning, but coffee can be for the late hours of the day as well. For many who drink it this time, it may be when coffee’s practical uses truly come to the forefront. But again, there can be another dimension to enjoying coffee after hours. Its spiritual potential is just as strong as earlier in the day.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Coffee-Meditation-1-e198imh">Episode 23: Coffee Meditation #1</a></div><div><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Coffee-Meditation-2-e19mkb5">Episode 24: Coffee Meditation #2</a></div><div><a href="http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=503839880">Genesis 32:24-29</a></div><div>Barbara Brown Taylor, <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/learning-to-walk-in-the-dark-barbara-brown-taylor?variant=32208004644898">Learning to Walk in the Dark</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a> </div><p></p><iframe src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Coffee-Meditation-3-e1a81ti" height="102px" width="400px" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-87199452139909058462021-11-08T06:05:00.010-05:002021-11-08T06:05:00.202-05:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 24: Coffee Meditation #2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-zEHzK85HnDkrWHI43rCDlWqhse_Jv9DY8enW6Wlv0c4IMaiMY4mG41UibAeUPuL2y7t9aJWJKsv-0ne-YKg7_A6SrzLyYU5BBYTk681bPTmCuGWs-R-fe4l0fsmzsPtzovL/s1080/Episode+24+Coffee+Meditation+%25232.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-zEHzK85HnDkrWHI43rCDlWqhse_Jv9DY8enW6Wlv0c4IMaiMY4mG41UibAeUPuL2y7t9aJWJKsv-0ne-YKg7_A6SrzLyYU5BBYTk681bPTmCuGWs-R-fe4l0fsmzsPtzovL/w400-h400/Episode+24+Coffee+Meditation+%25232.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Coffee-Meditation-2-e19mkb5">Anchor</a> or click the player below. <div><br /></div><div>Coffee has a reputation of speeding things up, but I think it can also have an opposite effect. It can help slow us down and take stock of our surroundings. Coffee may be able to alter and enhance our awareness at the chemical level, but it can also alter our awareness at the mental and spiritual level by helping us
take stock of what’s around us and within us.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Coffee-Meditation-1-e198imh">Episode 23: Coffee Meditation #1</a></div><div>Thomas Merton, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-Seeds-Contemplation-Thomas-Merton/dp/0811217248">New Seeds of Contemplation</a></div><div>Rob Walker, <a href="http://robwalker.net/noticing/">The Art of Noticing</a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Coffeehouse-Contemplative-Spiritual-Direction-Intersections/dp/1934542555/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1529181340&sr=8-3&keywords=wonder+and+whiskey">Coffeehouse Contemplative: Spiritual Direction for the Everyday</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a> </div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Coffee-Meditation-2-e19mkb5" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-77293229525523756772021-10-25T06:04:00.025-04:002021-10-25T06:04:00.230-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 23: Coffee Meditation #1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6Ia7KpaT-4UcPhMG2b-tBjIRodHMx2JYRD8H79O_4dTUcwg7JhReuZuKYLkv5TDKSLO2_Mh45AC60r6tjA9CQhR0zWFaHdbt6hOcZ7n1UWNvlsNla-ndgVMZ116FQIhUn_g2/s1080/Episode+23+Coffee+Meditation+%25231.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6Ia7KpaT-4UcPhMG2b-tBjIRodHMx2JYRD8H79O_4dTUcwg7JhReuZuKYLkv5TDKSLO2_Mh45AC60r6tjA9CQhR0zWFaHdbt6hOcZ7n1UWNvlsNla-ndgVMZ116FQIhUn_g2/w400-h400/Episode+23+Coffee+Meditation+%25231.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Coffee-Meditation-1-e198imh">Anchor </a>or click the player below. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For some, coffee is essential to waking up. For others, it's a common cause and catalyst for socialization. It can aid in our ability to reflect and observe. This episode and the ones that will follow will be a series of meditations less about coffee itself and more about the larger experiences that it helps us enjoy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Idle-Loafers-Manifesto/dp/0060779691">How to Be Idle</a> by Tom Hodgkinson</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Horses-Memoir-Brandi-Carlile/dp/0593237242">Broken Horses</a> by Brandi Carlile</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Coffeehouse-Contemplative-Spiritual-Direction-Intersections/dp/1934542555/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1529181340&sr=8-3&keywords=wonder+and+whiskey">Coffeehouse Contemplative: Spiritual Direction for the Everyday</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prayer-Motion-Connecting-Fidgety-Times/dp/1947826824/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1533991035&sr=8-4&keywords=prayer+in+motion%22">Prayer in Motion: Connecting with God in Fidgety Times</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a> </div><p></p><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Coffee-Meditation-1-e198imh" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-90418344876947089982021-10-11T06:01:00.028-04:002021-10-11T06:01:00.249-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 22: Selective Forgetting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dHfBRIzSJYkA2Gxc1_fq3fJQYWc-YFL4lDtwx54igMnkm8fHGJCPkMUr48ahRSEW0EDwM4f_q9lSK8paUT2LyvuHglY2s2GosbA220KDegSEDqlivNQGLrBgKvFG9yxycJXU/s1080/Episode+22+Selective+Forgetting.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dHfBRIzSJYkA2Gxc1_fq3fJQYWc-YFL4lDtwx54igMnkm8fHGJCPkMUr48ahRSEW0EDwM4f_q9lSK8paUT2LyvuHglY2s2GosbA220KDegSEDqlivNQGLrBgKvFG9yxycJXU/w400-h400/Episode+22+Selective+Forgetting.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Selective-Forgetting-e18jlcf">Anchor</a> or click the player below.<div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Forgive and forget” is one of those terms that people sometimes trot out in times of </span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">trauma, especially when one person has inflicted it on another. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">But forgiveness isn’t that simple, in part because forgetting isn’t that simple. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">When we experience that level of injury, it lives in our bodies, minds, and spirits. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">How might forgetting play a role in our healing? Or can it?</span></p><p></p><p></p><div><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/It-Never-Truly-Leaves-e188dva">Episode 21: It Never Truly Leaves</a></div><div><a href="http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=500906877">Matthew 18: 21-35</a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Exclusion-Embrace-Theological-Exploration-Reconciliation/dp/0687002826">Exclusion and Embrace</a> by Miroslav Volf</div><div></div><p></p><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: inherit;">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a> </div><p></p></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Selective-Forgetting-e18jlcf" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-48066065422756973052021-10-04T06:07:00.023-04:002021-10-04T06:07:00.205-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 21: It Never Truly Leaves<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQpe1kbpKCsm2sq93P5qpC_ct1flVNESzmQnD2P7PxCEZ459aNDqMV8DCTjEpbnt9t9bVE_QsCRg5bj3FzD-17Xf1kNd24KqyEdnkzNbEGPNXJEKrHGr2zWDtJKRPfHh-2J06/s1080/Episode+21+It+Never+Truly+Leaves-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQpe1kbpKCsm2sq93P5qpC_ct1flVNESzmQnD2P7PxCEZ459aNDqMV8DCTjEpbnt9t9bVE_QsCRg5bj3FzD-17Xf1kNd24KqyEdnkzNbEGPNXJEKrHGr2zWDtJKRPfHh-2J06/w400-h400/Episode+21+It+Never+Truly+Leaves-2.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/It-Never-Truly-Leaves-e188dva">Anchor</a> or click the player below.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div>We may tend to frame our need for healing from trauma or loss in terms of "letting go" or even forgetting what happened, as if we won't truly experience wholeness again until this past event is erased from our heart and mind. But rather than erase it from our lives (which isn't really possible), we may instead acknowledge that it is part of us, and incorporate it into our new and emerging sense of self.</div><div></div><p></p><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: inherit;">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a> </div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/It-Never-Truly-Leaves-e188dva" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-41261102039669419582021-09-27T06:00:00.025-04:002021-09-27T06:00:00.217-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 20: Building in a Pandemic<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg898cvSPXg-uzUdKzCalMw5ItWQqzb8uC1iUsHNBviEjdkqdIBMnhTVYYGuf2PJQ_K50m7o6nxcJhn5jGsYbDDlFyXsXGRBuO6vlqiwpPrCRZ5zky2jNZWzHaZkbbVFTAHTcdm/s1080/Episode+20+Building+in+a+Pandemic.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg898cvSPXg-uzUdKzCalMw5ItWQqzb8uC1iUsHNBviEjdkqdIBMnhTVYYGuf2PJQ_K50m7o6nxcJhn5jGsYbDDlFyXsXGRBuO6vlqiwpPrCRZ5zky2jNZWzHaZkbbVFTAHTcdm/w400-h400/Episode+20+Building+in+a+Pandemic.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Building-in-a-Pandemic-e17t2h3">Anchor</a> or click the player below.</div><p></p><p></p><div>As we consider the habits and decisions that have brought us to where we are, that will especially include how this pandemic season has forced us to rethink and redirect parts of our lives. We’ve been presented with so many different changed circumstances that we can’t avoid taking into consideration that the question “what are you building” can’t be answered in the same way now.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/What-Are-You-Building-e1792m9">Episode 18: What Are You Building?</a></div><div><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Church-Building-e17i2so">Episode 19: Church Building</a></div><p></p><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: inherit;">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a> </div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Building-in-a-Pandemic-e17t2h3" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-64025486710246590392021-09-20T06:08:00.017-04:002021-09-20T06:08:00.236-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 19: Church Building<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGnOctqORnuu6MkShJLYLsY3g_q3HW_3P-a3vPrXVEsmv0BY_r4racsqCHmzep8uLjz-8uGyQkKygGaXpyWQLgLYiMJ4fAdUidnnn2KNcS3GDcb4cMFnIrOPy1op8iydAguop/s1080/Episode+19+Church+Building.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGnOctqORnuu6MkShJLYLsY3g_q3HW_3P-a3vPrXVEsmv0BY_r4racsqCHmzep8uLjz-8uGyQkKygGaXpyWQLgLYiMJ4fAdUidnnn2KNcS3GDcb4cMFnIrOPy1op8iydAguop/w400-h400/Episode+19+Church+Building.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Church-Building-e17i2so">Anchor</a> or click the player below.</div><p></p><p></p><div><div>The question "What are you building?" pertains to every aspect of our lives, but let's apply it to one thing: the church. Through this example, non-churchgoers may still be able to see how this may be applied in other ways.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/What-Are-You-Building-e1792m9">Episode 18: What Are You Building?</a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: inherit;">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a> </div><p></p><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Church-Building-e17i2so" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-5626903018888708952021-09-13T06:03:00.023-04:002021-09-13T06:03:00.215-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 18: What Are You Building?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8-eIIxmMqDQ1a7dGM2tq_E_GtNCPEjTuPrAurCyvCIbplHTyTUmmFpwPXxbVyf9ixrxwOdNIhmE4DPwhAPIHot7kF9A8RfWyEGyTog-NmL8KrZOKFEetBT6Vv7COGDuiNBbh/s1080/Episode+18+What+Are+You+Building.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8-eIIxmMqDQ1a7dGM2tq_E_GtNCPEjTuPrAurCyvCIbplHTyTUmmFpwPXxbVyf9ixrxwOdNIhmE4DPwhAPIHot7kF9A8RfWyEGyTog-NmL8KrZOKFEetBT6Vv7COGDuiNBbh/w400-h400/Episode+18+What+Are+You+Building.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/What-Are-You-Building-e1792m9">Anchor</a> or click the player below.</div><p></p><div><div>Many events in our lives or in the world happen because they’ve been building for a while, set in motion days, weeks, years ago by a series of decisions and factors. We may or may not know it at the time, but they helped contribute to where things are today. Are we able to analyze how certain things in our lives built to where they did? Can we pause to look behind and see what we’ve been building now?</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=498475128">Matthew 7:24-27</a></div><div><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Practice-Makes-Proficient-ernmlt">Episode 4: Practice Makes Proficient</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at">Wild Wonder</a></span></div></div></div></div><br /><iframe src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/What-Are-You-Building-e1792m9" height="102px" width="400px" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-12915758351244442422021-09-06T06:05:00.038-04:002021-09-06T06:05:00.215-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 17: And Then Maybe You Can<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaTpQloPjWywQRZfutU67lmBoCV8PBeyZRcUeNfLMg83vNLMZNr1jOn_wqwAaIxX32Q2uCy0N9jt8G9aiU8W5YOxLtRbOEugDxdjivq1Ox-xYIcjEWVndi0lJmgvjPU_cPyXs/s1080/Episode+17+And+Then+Maybe+You+Can.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaTpQloPjWywQRZfutU67lmBoCV8PBeyZRcUeNfLMg83vNLMZNr1jOn_wqwAaIxX32Q2uCy0N9jt8G9aiU8W5YOxLtRbOEugDxdjivq1Ox-xYIcjEWVndi0lJmgvjPU_cPyXs/w400-h400/Episode+17+And+Then+Maybe+You+Can.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div>Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/And-Then-Maybe-You-Can-e16td24">Anchor</a> or click the player below.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>After admitting you can no longer do something and entering the bare season after, you may begin to get anxious about how long that season is taking. Maybe the answer to what comes next comes as a slow discovery or a sudden epiphany. Regardless, there are certain active and intentional steps that we may take to figure it out.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Sometimes-You-Cant-e168h2a">Episode 15: Sometimes You Can't</a></div><div><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/A-Bare-Season-e16j5aa">Episode 16: A Bare Season</a></div><div>Brian Cook, <a href="https://mgoblog.com/content/story-2021-you-can-see-i-can%27t-pay-you">The Story 2021: As You Can See, I Can't Pay You</a></div><div></div><div></div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at">Wild Wonder</a></span></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/And-Then-Maybe-You-Can-e16td24" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-41527655537322922092021-08-30T06:04:00.031-04:002021-08-30T06:04:00.204-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 16: A Bare Season<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQiJVbJ9MODYNuWSc5g0c536xhjn1U-s7IDj_jcvmqJfIB5hTNdKYBaUpumgArdKHOycQO1UNOpqlwvfbyVRO6xeXM0hRNkcUbhbq27MXOV5oe9mVHgji8az6xUuY9pgTRQzk/s1080/Episode+16+A+Bare+Season.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQiJVbJ9MODYNuWSc5g0c536xhjn1U-s7IDj_jcvmqJfIB5hTNdKYBaUpumgArdKHOycQO1UNOpqlwvfbyVRO6xeXM0hRNkcUbhbq27MXOV5oe9mVHgji8az6xUuY9pgTRQzk/w400-h400/Episode+16+A+Bare+Season.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div>Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/A-Bare-Season-e16j5aa">Anchor</a> or click the player below.</div><div><br /></div><div>Letting something go can feel liberating. But then we may enter a new season where we wonder what's next, and it may take a while to figure that out. What can we do during this bare season that will help us discover what we may be called to produce next?</div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Sometimes-You-Cant-e168h2a/a-a6d0o8s">Episode 15: Sometimes You Can't</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=497166559">Luke 13:6-9</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: inherit;">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a> </div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/A-Bare-Season-e16j5aa" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-17049657220270534792021-08-23T06:02:00.047-04:002021-08-23T06:02:00.212-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 15: Sometimes You Can't<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLXeXyBDZC0uwS1R-FJVzS3KRm9lMe4fKh8LG5y37Neh7yHgz7VrDKUaFaueJeMh_nGEQxCHXLuf4JoGqWCFIMrfuvYjog060H-qRBXVdZOJc7EJJdLrXujpn9DUlLIimO6gK/s1080/Episode+15+Sometimes+You+Can%2527t.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLXeXyBDZC0uwS1R-FJVzS3KRm9lMe4fKh8LG5y37Neh7yHgz7VrDKUaFaueJeMh_nGEQxCHXLuf4JoGqWCFIMrfuvYjog060H-qRBXVdZOJc7EJJdLrXujpn9DUlLIimO6gK/w400-h400/Episode+15+Sometimes+You+Can%2527t.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><br />Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Sometimes-You-Cant-e168h2a">Anchor</a> or click the player below.</div><div><br /></div><div>We receive so many messages around us that no matter how hard things get, we should be able to push through. We're told to never say that we can't. And yet admitting that we don't have the energy, resources, or willpower that we really need could be the first step to greater healing and wholeness.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blog posts: <a href="http://www.coffeehousecontemplative.com/2021/06/blank.html">Blank</a>, <a href="http://www.coffeehousecontemplative.com/2021/06/cant-handle-this.html">Can't Handle This</a></div><div>Bo Burnham, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu5UjbEvyTA">All Eyes on Me</a></div><div></div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at">Wild Wonder</a></span></div></div></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Sometimes-You-Cant-e168h2a" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-84548763219411118032021-08-16T06:07:00.002-04:002021-08-16T06:07:00.231-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 14.5: Still Here<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5H94WwmCd8dJ5OhpKyrj1ICov0p7-Dd-AUrYCPZglJBX76ov8cp7-kEUClAnUDp7Q6jIfStaKQiobQQlpRrSnJ0iOCjKHRgHi0oNm_BiKn1SalUYxdJ7f5aXEhyphenhyphenJ-AS1NBcQ/s1080/Episode+14.5+Still+Here.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5H94WwmCd8dJ5OhpKyrj1ICov0p7-Dd-AUrYCPZglJBX76ov8cp7-kEUClAnUDp7Q6jIfStaKQiobQQlpRrSnJ0iOCjKHRgHi0oNm_BiKn1SalUYxdJ7f5aXEhyphenhyphenJ-AS1NBcQ/w400-h400/Episode+14.5+Still+Here.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Still-Here-e15v32d">Anchor</a> or click the player below.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's been a long, low creative energy summer. But I'm ready to get this podcast back up and running with some new ideas and a slightly different approach. I hope that you didn't give up on me in the meantime, and that this episode popping up on whatever subscription feed you use is a welcome thing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Coffeehouse-Contemplative-Spiritual-Direction-Intersections/dp/1934542555/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1529181340&sr=8-3&keywords=wonder+and+whiskey">Coffeehouse Contemplative: Spiritual Direction for the Everyday</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Practice-Makes-Proficient-ernmlt">Episode 4: Practice Makes Proficient</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a></div><p></p><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Still-Here-e15v32d" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-1873191676282152672021-06-07T06:06:00.006-04:002021-06-07T06:06:00.206-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 14: Aw Hell, There's More<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNllAur_R5HEKqEOdyxwehVSpkI2OzV8WyA1ugYt39dO2PXyK0PjtQ1GaRzhH-WoQezQfPVDYG8jH79FAkvCHqHnIzrf9sj1NP_4HPAvCBu_VezJRUVlKs0nfcUjcZwCCj46Z/s1080/Episode+14+Aw+Hell%252C+There%2527s+More.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNllAur_R5HEKqEOdyxwehVSpkI2OzV8WyA1ugYt39dO2PXyK0PjtQ1GaRzhH-WoQezQfPVDYG8jH79FAkvCHqHnIzrf9sj1NP_4HPAvCBu_VezJRUVlKs0nfcUjcZwCCj46Z/w400-h400/Episode+14+Aw+Hell%252C+There%2527s+More.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Aw-Hell--Theres-More-e129npd">Anchor</a> or click the player below.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If the concept of hell in the Bible isn’t as clear cut as many Christians believe, what do we do with it? Can we, or should we, retain the idea of hell at all? Most importantly, does hell mesh logically with the idea of an all-loving God who <span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">shares God’s grace unconditionally? </span>Given how damaging the idea of hell has been for so many Christians and non-Christians, it’s worth spending more time with to consider how worthwhile it really is.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=490026997">Romans 5:12-19</a></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Comedy-Inferno-Purgatorio-Paradiso/dp/0451208633">The Divine Comedy</a></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Palm-Sunday-et39ej">Episode 6: Palm Sunday</a></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Aw-Hell--Theres-More-e129npd" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-41179807016703176092021-05-24T06:01:00.001-04:002021-05-24T06:01:00.241-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 13: Aw, Hell.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkhc7MGfgCpLRSX9NcpvCUgqT4yZ8hhGfgt1VBkMGkdfKpLdTbsZi7jeajAwF4B4XfrKDxTb7AusotvUabrooiAlix50CWAQCj2w0RaDq7tzkSn40_dFW2AqPnB81CCzGlGBq/s1080/Episode+13+Aw%252C+Hell..png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkhc7MGfgCpLRSX9NcpvCUgqT4yZ8hhGfgt1VBkMGkdfKpLdTbsZi7jeajAwF4B4XfrKDxTb7AusotvUabrooiAlix50CWAQCj2w0RaDq7tzkSn40_dFW2AqPnB81CCzGlGBq/w400-h400/Episode+13+Aw%252C+Hell..png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Aw--Hell-e11f49a">Anchor</a> or click the player below.</div><div><br /></div><div>Where did the popular concept of hell as a place of eternal torment come from, and how can we reconcile it with the idea of a God who loves humanity unconditionally? This week begins an exploration of the concept, including a brief treatment of the primary places in scripture on which the idea is based.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Wins-About-Heaven-Person-ebook/dp/B004IWR3CE">Love Wins</a> by Rob Bell</div><p></p><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: inherit;">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a> </div><p></p><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Aw--Hell-e11f49a" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-88632132993915243182021-05-17T06:08:00.012-04:002021-05-17T06:08:00.223-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 12: A Theology of Star Wars Part 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Sct9A6HKm1eKD1r7p_znKhVSRz-1l0p2NB6I86SP4NVG1UFAw80oLQnrW8lLNOhuvgpbXkJm-X6TKYohHi0n9VAQ5po4_05R6-IS7flVyUNvvLrA2si4MjlQDHSw8HVjacNr/s1080/Episode+12+A+Theology+of+Star+Wars+Part+2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Sct9A6HKm1eKD1r7p_znKhVSRz-1l0p2NB6I86SP4NVG1UFAw80oLQnrW8lLNOhuvgpbXkJm-X6TKYohHi0n9VAQ5po4_05R6-IS7flVyUNvvLrA2si4MjlQDHSw8HVjacNr/w400-h400/Episode+12+A+Theology+of+Star+Wars+Part+2.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div>Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/A-Theology-of-Star-Wars--Part-2-e110u90">Anchor</a> or click the player below. Subscribe on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeehouse-contemplative/id1553866295">iTunes</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(41, 47, 54); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After publishing last week's episode on a theology of Star Wars, I started thinking that I wanted to continue focusing on the subject. There is so much possibility in just how the Jedi and Sith each approach the Force, that I wanted to explore it more. In particular, the Jedi tend to discourage focus on one's emotions, which ends up having devastating consequences. What can we learn from the mistakes of the Jedi to better incorporate emotion into our spiritual experience?</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(41, 47, 54); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(41, 47, 54); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/A-Theology-of-Star-Wars-e10ilkg">A Theology of Star Wars</a></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>My books on pop culture and theology:</div><div><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Whiskey-Insights-Faith-Matthews/dp/1532645198/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=">Wonder and Whiskey: Insights on Faith from the Music of Dave Matthews Band</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1725263173/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2">The Doctor and the Apostle: Intersections Between Doctor Who and the Letters of Paul</a></li></ul></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: inherit;">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at" style="font-family: inherit;">Wild Wonder</a> </div><p></p><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/A-Theology-of-Star-Wars--Part-2-e110u90" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-89789024228369548062021-05-10T06:08:00.001-04:002021-05-10T06:08:00.206-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 11: A Theology of Star Wars<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFl9YfLmhevIi6n8aRG_S7c1_vVqRoZgTm-TzjSV7EmOlD2XMpRL9Y9hGfvRD3kc6hS6rqSYaGzWScXMEXJgn-Gb1IILrSxUVsFd-FBqFtWVsqUaTZnrL8BjdvpUl3mqcRwD5W/s1080/Episode+11+A+Theology+of+Star+Wars.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFl9YfLmhevIi6n8aRG_S7c1_vVqRoZgTm-TzjSV7EmOlD2XMpRL9Y9hGfvRD3kc6hS6rqSYaGzWScXMEXJgn-Gb1IILrSxUVsFd-FBqFtWVsqUaTZnrL8BjdvpUl3mqcRwD5W/w400-h400/Episode+11+A+Theology+of+Star+Wars.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/A-Theology-of-Star-Wars-e10ilkg">Anchor</a> click the player below. Subscribe on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeehouse-contemplative/id1553866295">iTunes</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Star Wars</i> is one of the most beloved and enduring pop culture franchises ever made. And it's worth asking what we might learn from it theologically. One podcast won't be able to do so exhaustively, but we can at least begin to explore the rich possibilities of this series.</div><div><br /></div><div>My books on pop culture and theology:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Whiskey-Insights-Faith-Matthews/dp/1532645198/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=">Wonder and Whiskey: Insights on Faith from the Music of Dave Matthews Band</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1725263173/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2">The Doctor and the Apostle: Intersections Between Doctor Who and the Letters of Paul</a></li></ul></div><div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at">Wild Wonder</a></span></div></div></div><p></p><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/A-Theology-of-Star-Wars-e10ilkg" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-66034460753772388992021-05-03T06:01:00.004-04:002021-05-03T06:01:00.209-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 10.5: Re-Entry<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjxxlTauuaAs1Wq6GvRpW_JA3mRrv-VTiPHSL5QiUaI9FSC_4f-QlxOwDWAHKKotrH7poU1WRn06W9rd3sToHvkh-uqb22FLF9f_gKDRalxNSV9GKhb8PY9rSOXk3DTVRnXR0/s1080/Episode+10.5+Re-Entry.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjxxlTauuaAs1Wq6GvRpW_JA3mRrv-VTiPHSL5QiUaI9FSC_4f-QlxOwDWAHKKotrH7poU1WRn06W9rd3sToHvkh-uqb22FLF9f_gKDRalxNSV9GKhb8PY9rSOXk3DTVRnXR0/w400-h400/Episode+10.5+Re-Entry.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Re-Entry-e1048u0">Anchor</a> or click the player below. Subscribe on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeehouse-contemplative/id1553866295">iTunes</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(41, 47, 54);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I didn't have time to write and record a full episode this week, so instead I take a few minutes to process out loud what it was like to attend my first public social gathering in over a year, thanks in part to becoming fully vaccinated.</span></span></div><div></div><div></div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at">Wild Wonder</a></span></div></div></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Re-Entry-e1048u0" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-54955358118393597452021-04-26T08:42:00.000-04:002021-04-26T08:42:05.096-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 10: The Call Cycle<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLLkFRgJiaJHohVt3czAf8zbQmyJDypKtxRoKpAtnMbDRhAp4FsJVxA9WFV0SVkgxdfdgyaHISfkyF5ZshKwbsgDMg1w61wG3kcV3kPYtrgbWV7LWU_8OFm0MDU7bXGu91cp-/s1080/Episode+10_+The+Call+Cycle.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLLkFRgJiaJHohVt3czAf8zbQmyJDypKtxRoKpAtnMbDRhAp4FsJVxA9WFV0SVkgxdfdgyaHISfkyF5ZshKwbsgDMg1w61wG3kcV3kPYtrgbWV7LWU_8OFm0MDU7bXGu91cp-/w400-h400/Episode+10_+The+Call+Cycle.png" width="400" /></a></div> </div><div>Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/The-Call-Cycle-evkcec">Anchor </a>or click the player below. Subscribe on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeehouse-contemplative/id1553866295">iTunes</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are many signs and symbols that we need to watch for in order to discern our call. But after we begin pursuing it, there come times when we may need to recalibrate, and decide between recommitting ourselves or taking a different path. In that sense, calls can be cyclical, and recognizing where we are in the cycle can help us choose what to do.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Anatomy-of-a-Call-ev3p6k">Anatomy of a Call</a></div><div></div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at">Wild Wonder</a></span></div></div></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/The-Call-Cycle-evkcec" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-11387884386761457742021-04-19T06:06:00.007-04:002021-04-19T06:06:00.204-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 9: Anatomy of a Call<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1S8SoxNHbeJVU-tWVWTwqCgsdVr4_MWS1mjI5QETamdLuCQYoV8_Bj4rJ7tziydE87zA5XigStF9GkH0If6h2Ib8ofFGdd1-hLv8JAODjqCynpb00t2gTk-GoAtPU4QWJ9tW/s1080/Episode+9_+Anatomy+of+a+Call.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1S8SoxNHbeJVU-tWVWTwqCgsdVr4_MWS1mjI5QETamdLuCQYoV8_Bj4rJ7tziydE87zA5XigStF9GkH0If6h2Ib8ofFGdd1-hLv8JAODjqCynpb00t2gTk-GoAtPU4QWJ9tW/w400-h400/Episode+9_+Anatomy+of+a+Call.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Anatomy-of-a-Call-ev3p6k">Anchor</a> or click the player below. Subscribe on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeehouse-contemplative/id1553866295">iTunes</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What comes to mind when you think of the word "calling?" Do you believe that you have found yours, or are you still searching? What goes into seeking a call, anyway? The answers to these questions may not be straightforward, but there are certain signs and elements that we can watch for.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003A83PXS/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0">Hearing God's Call</a> by Ben Campbell Johnson</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Coffeehouse-Contemplative-Spiritual-Direction-Intersections/dp/1934542555/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1529181340&sr=8-3&keywords=wonder+and+whiskey">Coffeehouse Contemplative: Spiritual Direction for the Everyday</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at">Wild Wonder</a></span></div></div><div><br /></div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Anatomy-of-a-Call-ev3p6k" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-79859660890233606022021-04-12T06:04:00.031-04:002021-04-12T06:04:00.227-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 8: We Should Talk About Burnout<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCm8GLe_FGthug3GwZWH9H9E-dAxuu2wpiQi59J5PxLaZZY2RlqGiDG0KNyhBpONYJs1jcp_dr8xrvUSkOtSuoUhQSLTUuJw1MD2hfXe7BapKah93dgGM0cQhyH0uP9eMglSW/s1080/Episode+8_+We+Should+Talk+About+Burnout.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCm8GLe_FGthug3GwZWH9H9E-dAxuu2wpiQi59J5PxLaZZY2RlqGiDG0KNyhBpONYJs1jcp_dr8xrvUSkOtSuoUhQSLTUuJw1MD2hfXe7BapKah93dgGM0cQhyH0uP9eMglSW/w400-h400/Episode+8_+We+Should+Talk+About+Burnout.png" width="400" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p><div>Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/We-Should-Talk-About-Burnout-euleh4">Anchor </a>or click the player below. Subscribe on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeehouse-contemplative/id1553866295">iTunes</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Have you ever walked into your workplace or some other place to which you've been dedicated, and realized you no longer have the energy to be there? Can you name something that you used to approach with energy and passion, that you now regard with cynicism, apathy, or despair? This feeling is called burnout, and we need to talk about it.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Just-Do-Today-eu5nv6">Just Do Today</a></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at">Wild Wonder</a></span></div></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/We-Should-Talk-About-Burnout-euleh4" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-48875271349491199862021-04-05T06:14:00.006-04:002021-04-05T06:14:00.219-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 7: Just Do Today<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcLSxvK0X9nKsfV9RbqAT12QXDId0CusuqNg5oPBOsDv8mCP0TKddHYK3ymKCC6701ndJG-X0WOu0b-XQzK_m6OlRKUPnPFoWPrex8Xst0O47s_AO5J3AFwT6A0I-tNsoNf_H/s1080/Episode+7_+Just+Do+Today-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcLSxvK0X9nKsfV9RbqAT12QXDId0CusuqNg5oPBOsDv8mCP0TKddHYK3ymKCC6701ndJG-X0WOu0b-XQzK_m6OlRKUPnPFoWPrex8Xst0O47s_AO5J3AFwT6A0I-tNsoNf_H/w400-h400/Episode+7_+Just+Do+Today-2.png" width="400" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Just-Do-Today-eu5nv6">Anchor</a> or click the player below. Subscribe on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeehouse-contemplative/id1553866295">iTunes</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>So many of us live closely by our schedules and to-do lists. But those schedules and to-do lists come with worries and an overdeveloped preoccupation on what comes next. We have both the possibilities and limitations of any given day, and both can be gifts.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=484469406">Matthew 6:25-34</a></div><div><a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Practice-Makes-Proficient-ernmlt">Practice Makes Proficient</a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at">Wild Wonder</a></span></div></div><div><br /></div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Just-Do-Today-eu5nv6" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9992976.post-6900813328617791892021-03-22T06:13:00.044-04:002021-03-22T06:13:01.964-04:00Coffeehouse Contemplative Podcast 6: Palm Sunday<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqTlZRnb5WSVvo7Wm0EgEA9gZVILeujyNfb5rzlO7j_bz9ubUHk2Fc3jGAfOcmpXIC01_XZnYLca3LAwh_DI9hc642CGHyScy8fx9h1KNMIDYNDeVfjf72YvhnCwd88AWWEZr/s1080/Episode+6_+Palm+Sunday-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqTlZRnb5WSVvo7Wm0EgEA9gZVILeujyNfb5rzlO7j_bz9ubUHk2Fc3jGAfOcmpXIC01_XZnYLca3LAwh_DI9hc642CGHyScy8fx9h1KNMIDYNDeVfjf72YvhnCwd88AWWEZr/w400-h400/Episode+6_+Palm+Sunday-2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />Listen on <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/episodes/Palm-Sunday-et39ej">Anchor</a> or click the player below. Subscribe on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeehouse-contemplative/id1553866295">iTunes</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Christians know Palm Sunday best as the beginning of Holy Week, during which they are invited to reflect on one of the stories from the Gospels of Jesus' ride into Jerusalem a few days before his crucifixion. It tends to be a celebratory day, as well as a lead-in for what comes later in the week. But the story's implications carry so much more than what we may tend to see.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=482998530">Mark 11:1-11</a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Coffeehouse-Contemplative-Spiritual-Direction-Intersections/dp/1934542555/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1529181340&sr=8-3&keywords=wonder+and+whiskey">Coffeehouse Contemplative: Spiritual Direction for the Everyday</a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prayer-Motion-Connecting-Fidgety-Times/dp/1947826824/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1533991035&sr=8-4&keywords=prayer+in+motion%22">Prayer in Motion: Connecting with God in Fidgety Times</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Music: "Reflections" by </span><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/315?sort=approved_at">Wild Wonder</a></span></div></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/jeff-nelson67/embed/episodes/Palm-Sunday-et39ej" width="400px"></iframe>Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077957635136271689noreply@blogger.com