Faith — In plain sight
Dean Nelson is the founder and director of the journalism program at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. His most recent book is “God Hides in Plain Sight: How to See the Sacred in a Chaotic World.”
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On confident footing
When my father-in-law was in his final days, before he was moved from the hospital back home under hospice care,…
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Winter incident provokes warm memories
It’s winter, but you’d never know it by looking out my window right now. I read about winter storms, mountains…
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Bread winner: Provoking harmony with kind acts
When my wife and I first moved into the house we live in now, our next-door neighbors had their own…
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Setting a bigger table
The holiday season usually involves family, and for some people that’s a good thing. For others, not so much. The…
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Finding the Presence of mind
Several years ago I was assigned a story by a newspaper, and the person I needed to interview lived about…
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Resolving to love
Now that we’ve gotten that pesky Christmas Spirit out of our system, we can get back to what had been…
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Don’t miss the moment
One of my colleagues saw me walking through the hallway and motioned me toward his door. “You gotta see this,”…
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The gentle hand of grace
Most of us have done something dumb, where we can’t believe we put our lives, our jobs, our relationships, at…
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From fibs to fulfillment
She thought she wanted to be a missionary, but the missions organization denied her application. In its kindest choice of…
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Big lesson in serving small
A stethoscope can put a swagger in anyone’s walk. I don’t know if all doctors feel important when they have…
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