hope – Courtney B Ellis

Want to read a chapter of my new book – Happy Now! (for free?)

08/03/2021

Why So Serious? An excerpt from Chapter 2 of Happy Now: Let Playfulness Lift Your Load & Renew Your Spirit by Courtney Ellis Used with permission of Rose Publishing I take myself too seriously, probably because I’m a human being. –Maeve Higgins “How’d your doctor’s appointment go?” my husband Daryl asked as he loaded the dishwasher. “Oh, fine,” … More Want to read a chapter of my new book – Happy Now! (for free?)

Walk With Me

06/03/2021

Kindness isn’t mere niceness. Kindness changes everything. … More Walk With Me

Holy Erasure

05/11/2021

If you could eliminate one verse of Scripture, which one would you take out, and why?

(Don’t worry: no Bibles were harmed in the writing of this post.) … More Holy Erasure

At your end? So is Jesus.

10/13/2020

Where is God when we come to our end? … More At your end? So is Jesus.

Should Christians Take Communion Virtually?

04/21/2020

What happens when the body of Christ disagrees about celebrating the Lord’s Supper during quarantine? … More Should Christians Take Communion Virtually?

Into the Unknown

03/17/2020

Oh, dear friends. What a week. WHAT A WEEK. A few days ago we mentioned to our seven-year-old who was (understandably) saddened about the cancellation of, well, everything, that we are living in historic times. That someday his kids and grandkids will ask him where he was and what life was like during the coronavirus … More Into the Unknown

Life in the Age of Coronavirus

03/02/2020

Daryl got on a plane yesterday. He’s headed to a conference in Chicago, one for pastors with PhDs (which I sometimes call his annual nerd-pile, but then again, “nerd” is a compliment in our house). He goes each year and we always miss him but love all the stories and energy he brings back. We … More Life in the Age of Coronavirus

Arrival * An Advent Reflection

12/25/2019

* Arrival * An Advent Reflection by Courtney Ellis My parents always say they don’t sleep well unless all of their babies are under their roof. Never mind that their “babies” are all now in their 30s, as a parent myself I can absolutely understand this sentiment. Many of us, most of us leave home. … More Arrival * An Advent Reflection

Love * An Advent Reflection

12/24/2019

A gorgeous, heartbreaking drama in five acts.

An Advent reflection on love by Christopher Upham … More Love * An Advent Reflection

Birth * An Advent Reflection

12/23/2019

I felt exhaustion and relief that the process was over, and terror that it had just begun. * An Advent Reflection on birth by Bethany Beams … More Birth * An Advent Reflection

Courtney B Ellis

faith. friendship. parenthood. life.

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