Eric Nielsen
What can I say about myself? I like ideas, thinking, basketball, squash, travelling, and shooting the breeze with friends. I love my beautiful wife Valerie and lastly, but not in order of importance, I love Jesus. Ever since I encountered God's grace through Jesus, He's been transforming my rebellious heart to know, enjoy, love, and worship Him more. I grew up in the land overflowing with oil (Alberta) but I have spent the last 6 years in Southern Ontario, having dabbled once or twice in becoming an Easterner. I also spent one of those years living out of a backpack, travelling around the world in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. I graduated from the University of Waterloo in 2009 with a BA in philosophy and political science and I am currently residing in Chicago where I am studying for a masters degree.
“Why Jesus?”
“Truth is One, paths are many” -Mahatma Gandhi ”Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in Possibility.” -Oprah Winfrey ”I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No One Comes to the Father except through Me.” -Jesus With so many diverse paths in the world, […] Read More >
A Magnificent Obsession
Do you have a magnificent obsession? This was the question posed to me recently by a Professor addressing my grad school. He impressed upon us this quote: We communists suffer many casualties. We are those whom they shoot, hang, lynch, tar and feather, imprison, slander, fire from our jobs and whose lives people make miserable […] Read More >
Breaking Down the Walls
What would you give to be reunited with a loved one after being separated for 30 years? Recently, I had the privilege of listening to Christine Lee speak about a reunion story I’ll never forget. Christine is from a 2nd generation Korean-American background. Her father grew up in North Korea before the split by the […] Read More >
Change Congo and You Change the World
Do you believe the world can change? If so, how can change come to the Congo? Recently I came across a news post on CNN entitled “Why the world is ignoring Congo War”. In it, the writer lists the realities of the ongoing war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Throngs of armed militias are […] Read More >
Confessions of a Bandwagon Blackhawks Fan
After being called out on it over facebook and in the desire to be transparent, I confess: I am a bandwagon Blackhawks fan (BBF). What are the features of a BBF? There may be more out there, especially in the Chicago area where I have recently moved to study at a graduate school. Common characteristics […] Read More >
Craving a Lasting Home
Recently, I moved from Toronto to Chicago. I am proud to be a resident of this great city of the world with its booming architecture, cultural arts, and next to none lakeshore. It makes me want to jubilantly sing the lyrics of Frank Sinatra’s “Chicago”. Perhaps you are proud of where you live now. Or […] Read More >
Deathbed Confession
Do you know anyone who made a huge confession on their deathbed? Now I do. Recently in the news, a man named James Washington was found guilty 27 years later of first degree murder as a result of a confession he made when having a heart attack in 2009. Washington was considered a suspect for […] Read More >
Do You Have a Hero You can Trust?
We love survivor stories. That is why Lance Armstrong has occupied a special place in the hearts and minds of millions of people. It was one thing for him to overcome an aggressive cancer which hit his lungs and brain, but to also rise to the top of the world cycling stage and win 7 […] Read More >
Final Exams Do Not Have The Last Word
Final Exams are upon us if not crushing us. Each day the exam behemoth looms larger and larger. These exams are leading me to guard my schedule a lot more and reassess my priorities. There’s a lot riding on them! I have one worth 60% of my grade and one final essay worth 100%. For […] Read More >
Finding a New Year’s Resolution for Your Life
How are your New Years Resolutions going so far? Maybe you were happy to hear this question because so far you have been successful in them so far. Or maybe it is a cruel reminder, incurring memories of recent failure. This was the first year I totally neglected a New Years celebration. Sadly, I was […] Read More >
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