Weekly Compendium & UpdatesWeekly CompendiumWhat you may have missed from earlier in the week… Jonas EllisonDec 12, 2021Share13 more sleeps until Christmas! Do enjoy these and share with friends and family as you see fit. In Comfort + Joy,JonasJonas EllisonIn the darkness, foreverAdvent, the beginning of the church year, begins in the dark. And how fitting since God, in Christ, works most powerfully in the dark. The Light of the Incarnate Word shines in the darkness. Here are just a few examples from Scripture... Nicodemus comes to Jesus At Night…Read more5 years ago · 6 likes · 3 comments · Jonas EllisonJonas EllisonThe hokum of life improvementThe hokum of so-called “life improvement” beseeched from the pulpit is the source of many a Christian’s (and ex-Christian’s) agony. I’m thankful that the theology I’ve adopted has freed me from a career of having to drum up life-betterment programs for my poor listeners each week. I don’t have to arm myself with empty threats about what will happen to p…Read more5 years ago · 10 likes · 4 comments · Jonas EllisonJonas EllisonThe false myth of achievementThere is a myth that says that life is something to be achieved. It’s a myth that is ingrained and perpetuated in our culture today. But, alas... This is a false myth. An unreality. Life is to be beheld, received, revered, enjoyed, and shared. Not achieved…Read more5 years ago · 9 likes · Jonas EllisonJonas EllisonMission impossible?The mission of the church is simple… To help exhausted people find freedom and joy in God’s inexhaustible grace. That’s it. Anything beyond this is overreaching. Anything short of this is a disservice. Turns out, this simple mission is also nearly an impossible one to get right…Read more5 years ago · 5 likes · Jonas EllisonPreviousNext
