Gathering and Scattering…What, Exactly?
Sometimes I have my stuff together; sometimes I’m all over the place.
—Jenn (that’s me)
One time, during a somewhat directionless period of my life, I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with it, and I realized that what I really like to do is gather with already or not yet friends over a cup of tea or coffee and scatter stories—especially ones about Jesus.
Ever since then, although the expression has changed multiple times over the years, I’ve tried to fashion my life around this preference. Gathered and Scattered is one of a few online ways that I gather my thoughts and scatter them…largely in hopes that others will gather with me and scatter their ideas here, too—and maybe we can discover something together.
Themed Posts…Maybe?
For the first few years of this Substack, I did an okay-ish job of posting on a series of rotating and recurring topics once a week, but as of 2025, I’m incorporating a new nonprofit and starting a DMin. Substack, then, has become the place where I need to be a bit gentler with my expectations of myself. I can’t predict what or when I will post here, but maybe we can enjoy being surprised together.
Thanks for being here.
Whether we’re talking about Jesus, the Bible, and spiritual formation; other books, writing, and art; or even the ridiculous-to-sublime events of our lives, I’m glad to be here with you.
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Thank you!
As I say at the end of my Pilgrimage emails, Travel well.
Jenn 🐪
