Jason Nelson
Jason had a career as a teacher, counselor, and leader. He has written and spoken extensively on a variety of topics related to the Christian life. He has been a contributing writer for Time of Grace since 2010. Jason lives with his wife, Nancy, in Wisconsin.
Lord, place us in families
Lord, even when we are surrounded by people, we can feel so alone. We feel isolated and cut off from others because no one…
Weaponizing faith
The Bible uses military language to characterize the good fight of faith. The Holy Spirit issues “swords” and “shields” to us so we can…
Two more little prayers
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no…
What happened to Bartholomew?
I was thinking about all of the times I’ve mentioned Peter, Paul, John, or even James in one of these devotions. Then I realized…
Two little prayers
“If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us…
Just the crickets
Before summer is over, I hope you can go someplace where all you can hear are the crickets. I’m not talking about crawling around…
The water always wins
I would like to revisit an expression I heard when I was watching coverage of hurricanes Harvey and Irma: “The water always wins.” Meteorologists…
Before all else fails
I don’t know why this is so hard. But we struggle to build sturdy bridges from our lonely little islands to the lonely little…
All the wondering isn’t done
I wonder what ethical challenges or unintended consequences may come from artificial intelligence and machines that learn. They are behind innovations like driverless cars,…
A singular gift
God’s gifts come in multiples. Even though one particular star is really important to us, a clear night reveals God made too many to…
Big ideas
Good teachers motivate students with big ideas. They take Bloom’s Taxonomy and its learning domains to heart and usher their students to higher-order thinking…
Be with him
There is nothing more important in relationships than spending time together. Too much time apart eventually dissolves closeness because relationships aren’t frozen at the…