(Note: this is my somewhat rewritten manuscript for the Sunday school class – or “equipping hour”, as we call it at my church – I taught. It’s the first class in a ten-week series on the Psalms.) by John Ellis “Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order.” Samuel Beckett Outside of the Psalms, or … Continue reading Introduction to the Psalms: The Anatomy of the Soul
Category: Poetry
Fifteen Years
by John Ellis (for my bride, my love) Fifteen years is a life; a short life Of hurts and hopes, of longings and loving. Our age is older than it is young; yet, Our age is only now seasoning into understanding. Fifteen years is not an eternity Even if our life is grappling with bottomlessness. … Continue reading Fifteen Years
Practically Known Theology 