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Jim Sherblom

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Reverend Doctor Jim Sherblom holds a BA from Yale, an MBA from Harvard, and Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Andover Newton Theological School. His industry roles include serving as senior vice president and CFO of Genzyme Corporation, chairman and CEO of TSI Corporation, and founding managing partner of Seaflower Ventures.

At midlife, he was called into divine mystery. Through a series of vision quests and theological studies, he emerged as a spiritual teacher, preacher, and friend of God. He was called to parish ministry, serving as a senior minister at First Parish in Brookline, Massachusetts, for eleven years.

Since retiring from parish ministry, Jim mostly writes about spiritual matters, especially his travels with
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Jim Sherblom Don't push the river. If I am not really feeling it, I go and do something else useful for a while, and when I return, in an hour or a day, it begins …moreDon't push the river. If I am not really feeling it, I go and do something else useful for a while, and when I return, in an hour or a day, it begins to flow again.(less)
Jim Sherblom I love making connections and meaning from things I had never thought about before. I awake in the morning with a passion to write what has been formi…moreI love making connections and meaning from things I had never thought about before. I awake in the morning with a passion to write what has been forming in my mind throughout the night. I love rereading the best stories.(less)
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Anticipating Mysteries

Anticipating Mysteries

Rev. Dr. Jim Sherblom

December 9, 2018


Good stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end. They often begin by setting a context, tell what happened, and end by explaining what it means. However, what actually happened was probably chaotic, disjointed, and with many mixed meanings and messages; which is somewhat unfulfilling in the telling. An oft told story is polished over t

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