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Sep 18, 2022

Smoky Sierra Valley, CA - Wildfire Season

Along the Way with Jonas Ellison

Daily Pastoral #15

It’s great when God turns from a broken cosmic slot machine into the Spirit that swirls inside and outside of you and everything around you. Maybe you’ve experienced those fleeting moments when you feel God in your breath and pulsing through your veins…

3 years ago · 4 likes · 1 comment · Jonas Ellison

Along the Way with Jonas Ellison

Daily Pastoral #16

I’ve seen the same tagline for a number of churches. It seems to be a trend: ‘Radical hospitality.’ To be honest, ‘radical hospitality’ scares the bejeezus out of me. If I go to your church for the first time, let me be anonymous for a bit. Let me give you the green light before you devour me with your welcome…

3 years ago · 9 likes · 5 comments · Jonas Ellison

Along the Way with Jonas Ellison

Daily Pastoral #17

It’s easy to think about humility as a defeated posture. Slumping shoulders. Face turned to the ground. Spine softened. To have humility seems like we need to keep quiet and blend in with everyone else. To not cause a stir. But this is not humility. I’ve been there, but I’m not sure what it is. (Depression…

3 years ago · 7 likes · 5 comments · Jonas Ellison

Along the Way with Jonas Ellison

Daily Pastoral #18

To-do lists make really bad gods. So many of us start our day with a sense of inadequacy. We think we need to do x, y, and z before we can gain our adequacy. But even if you were to check off each item on your to-do list (impossible), the subsequent feeling of adequacy would last... maybe... if you’re fortunate... half of a day…

3 years ago · 6 likes · 2 comments · Jonas Ellison

Along the Way with Jonas Ellison

Daily Pastoral #19

God does a lot of things. But if there’s one thing that God doesn’t do, it’s this... God doesn’t try to be God. God has nothing to prove. For God is... God. God just... Is. When you and I are trying to be godlike, we are the furthest from God. When we try to manipulate life and dominate others for our own gain, we are the ungodliest of creatures. We are m…

3 years ago · 4 likes · Jonas Ellison

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