Recalibrations and
Reflections
Nancy writes fiction and non-fiction, speaks, leads retreats, and provides soul care. A treasure hunter for beauty everywhere and in everyone, she’s president of InSpero, Inc., a non-profit arts organization committed to bringing hope and healing to the city of Birmingham and its churches. Her “Beholding-is-Becoming” Bible series of ten studies will soon be available online and in print.
Nancy helps fellow lost people “recalibrate” and find their way home.
Recalibrating
This word echoes in my head (in the jaunty male Australian voice on my maps app) because I often wonder if I’ve made a wrong turn and don’t know which way to go.
In these disorienting and distracting times, I feel lost a lot of the time. And I just want to find my way home.
The hope is that Jesus provides the road map (the Scriptures) and implants in me an internal “homing” GPS (God’s Prevailing Spirit). I’m learning to pause and recalibrate—make ongoing adjustments to stay true to a direction or standard; change the way I do or think about something.
Will you join me in this journey?
Through Scriptures, blogs, stories, and spiritual practices we will learn to recognize the sideroads our souls take, recalibrate by His Spirit, and refocus on Jesus as the way (our direction), the truth (our destination), the life (our desire).
Nancy’s New Novel: Ashes to Ashes
When Adele realizes she has less than two years to live after her cancer returns, she decides to divvy up her ashes to an “elite eight” of family and friends. The novel opens at her funeral, where they receive custom urns, instructions on where to sprinkle her ashes, and challenges to find what she thinks each of them most needs: healing, forgiveness, adventure, courage, love, laughter, and hope in the midst of their grief and guilt. But even Adele can’t imagine all her dust will stir up.
Ashes to Ashes is a contemporary novel tied together by Adele’s courage, inappropriate sense of humor, and passionate concern for those she’s leaving behind. Ashes to Ashes appeals to those who love quirky characters with lots of baggage and secrets, and intertwining story lines with threads of hope in the midst of heartache. It resonates for those who love Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café, Steel Magnolias, and the NBC hit This is Us.
Beholding-is-Becoming
Bible Study Series
The Beholding-is-Becoming Series reorient Christians to remember the truth of who they are and will become. In Christ, God sees believers as His beloved. In his Spirit, they can freely behold Jesus Christ through Scripture and become more like Him. These Bible studies connect people to the love of Christ with the following features:
10-minute daily devotional questions
Discovery sheets for deeper, personal connection with Scripture
Concise commentary
Guides for teachers and small-group facilitators
Email Nancy at nancy@nancywcarroll.com to request a copy of this Bible Study.
InSpero
Nancy is president of InSpero, Inc., a Birmingham-based 501(c)(3) which believes in the power of creative community to bring beauty and hope to our city and churches.
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