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Craftspeople
I love watching craftspeople… We’ve been watching a British (?) show on Netflix called The Repair Shop. I’m hooked. It’s so good. It’s incredible seein…
Jonas Ellison
Feb 24
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Fighting gravity
I’m noticing something… The more I age, the harder it is to stay upright. Gravity has a way, over time, of smooshing us into the ground. Our spines sta…
Jonas Ellison
Feb 19
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I'm giving up social media for Lent
Sure, I could swear off candy bars, coffee, or beer. But I’d rather cut deeper to the root vice of our modern human situation: social media. As I’ve re…
Jonas Ellison
Feb 17
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Imagine what you might realize
Imagine what you might realize if you poured a cup of coffee, turned on some Mozart, and sat down at your dining room table without your phone while st…
Jonas Ellison
Feb 15
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Ego is the antithesis of true confidence
One of the central points that I’m drawn to in Christian theology is the death of the ego (lowercase-s-self) and resurrection of the Christ-Self (upper…
Jonas Ellison
Feb 12
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True Sonship
For the longest time, I took issue with one of the most fundamental parts of the Christian Creed - And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, I…
Jonas Ellison
Feb 10
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How to Exist Together on Social Media?
After all of these years on social media, I’m trying to figure out how to… Exist there. I wrote an essay a couple of weeks ago about why I slapped an “…
Jonas Ellison
Feb 5
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A new (but really, not-so-new) publishing schedule
You’ve probably figured - or maybe you know firsthand - publishing a post every day this last year has been darn near impossible. I could list off the …
Jonas Ellison
Jan 31
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The silent sound of snow
I happen to live in a very dry area - the eastern Sierra Valley of Northern California. You’ve heard all about our wildfires. I’ve written about them. …
Jonas Ellison
Jan 29
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Turn Us From Our Idols
I was given the sacred opportunity to preach a sermon today - the third Sunday after the Epiphany - at Truckee Lutheran Presbyterian Church. Click here…
Jonas Ellison
Jan 25
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How would it change things?
Here’s a question to ponder… If you knew that you couldn’t disappoint God, how would that change things? (Or would it?) Grace + Godspeed,Jonas Everythi…
Jonas Ellison
Jan 24
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Pardon me?
I noticed something about the transition of presidential power in the US of A yesterday… We hate the pardons that a US President grants during their la…
Jonas Ellison
Jan 22
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