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Who Are You January 14, 2021 by Ellie

State of Wonder: 21 in ’21

I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions, but when I do, it’s about progress, not perfection.

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Red Etch-a-Sketch with doodle design on screen
Who Are You January 13, 2021January 17, 2021 by Ellie

Etch a Sketch New Year

2020 took a lot from you. That’s true.⁠ It also gave.⁠

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Like Jesus June 29, 2020June 26, 2020 by Ellie

Take the RISK: The ministry of reconciliation

Pastor Mike Todd’s message on racial reconciliation, re-presented, is the best out there on Christians’ role in racial healing. Watch the video, read the notes, change your life.

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Christian Life June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 by Ellie

No one is good except God (or: how I learned to stop worrying and love Black Lives Matter)

This is not about platforms, organizations, agendas, or performance. This is about all of humanity getting free from sin. Our liberation is bound up together.

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Worthy by DanielleCoke
Who Are You June 2, 2020June 11, 2020 by Ellie

To speak truth in love, you must speak

Although white-woman-wokeness is trendy right now and I hate bandwagons, something tectonic has shifted in me, and now I can no longer balk at the fear of imperfection and conflict that has positioned me against people I love by default. It’s time to break the seal of silence and be willing to imperfectly stand and speak the truth in love.

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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Who Are You May 12, 2020August 27, 2020 by Ellie

He calls you as you are not

God calls out who you are long before it’s who you are. Just before the Unpleasantness, I found an extremely abridged version of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” at the thrift store (remember those?) and scooped it up for Mackenzie. She found it over the weekend, so we read it together. She was …

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I hope we don't go back to normal
Like Jesus March 27, 2020May 29, 2020 by Ellie

I don’t want to go back to normal

Something I’m hearing a lot lately is “when things go back to normal.” And I find it kind of irritating. I get it. Our lives are seriously disrupted and unpredictable right now. We want things to settle down, even out, and be normal again.⁣ But can I make a confession?⁣ I kinda hope they don’t. …

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Correction is not rejection
Who Are You February 4, 2020May 28, 2020 by Ellie

Correction is not rejection

No one likes being told they’re wrong. Especially not when it comes from the Almighty. It makes us feel small, unworthy, and hopeless. We want to crawl under a rock and never again burden the world with our presence.⁣⁣ But that’s the exact opposite of His intention! It’s us going too far.⁣⁣ That sorrow you …

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God is building castles, not condos
Who Are You January 29, 2020May 28, 2020 by Ellie

God builds castles, not condos

There are condos going up all over Hamilton right now. Which is great for Progress™ but I don’t know why you’d want to live in one. They’re expensive, tiny, and made out of the cheapest material by the lowest bidder. I know they’ll be someone’s house one day, but you know what else is a …

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Little by little keeps God's blessing from turning into your curse
Christian Life January 8, 2020May 26, 2020 by Ellie

Grow into your blessing

When God promises us good things, it’s hard to wait. Much like a cake-smeared toddler tearing through birthday presents, we want it all and we want it right now.⁣ But could you imagine if you landed a seven-figure job before you could manage a four-figure budget?⁣ Or got a Lamborghini as your first car? You’d …

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