Archive - Along the Way with Jonas Ellison

When I watch the news, I astound myself.

22 hrs ago •

Communion Bread

I won’t knock communion wafers.

Oct 10 •

Freedom, embodied

I’ve never seen Jesus in person, so I can’t say that I know exactly what freedom in Christ looks like in the flesh.

Oct 9 •

From aspiration to acceptance

We live in an aspirational culture.

Oct 8 •

Self-emptying freedom

Oct 7 •

Weekly Compendium

Oct 6 •

I don’t know what’s happening… I’ve long declared that the only kind of Christian music I like is stuff that is at least 100 years old.

Oct 5 •

The dependent God

It’s easy to carry a narrative that God wants us to be independent and self-sustained beings.

Oct 4 •

A totally different paradigm

The disciples thought that Jesus came to be a militaristic savior.

Oct 3 •

Wonderfully made

It’s pretty great when it sinks in.

Oct 2 •

Give us something to judge

Ezra Klein recently interviewed the brilliant author Zadie Smith for the New York Times. You can read/listen to the whole thing here, but Smith likens…

Oct 1 •

September 2024

A matter of framing

In the Christian tradition, it’s really easy for us to get all hung up in the emotional juice of: Woe is me, I’m so broken!

Sep 30 •

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