Wes Ellis (he/him)
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Wes Ellis (he/him)
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Ph.D. in Practical Theology. Pastor of a UCC Church in San Diego, California. Author of *Abiding in Amen: Prayer in a Secular Age* (2025), *Youth Beyond the Developmental Lens* (2024), Co-Author of *Delighted*(2020). Visiting Instructor at Luther Seminary.
I'm excited to be at the Progressive Youth Ministry Conference later this week!
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PYM Conference 2025 — Progressive Youth Ministry
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November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Looking for a pastor's sermon writing retreat in Southern California?
Sparks — First Congregational Church of Ramona
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October 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Ehrman’s historical chapters are worth the price of admission alone, and his sharp writing ensures that the book will find a wide audience. But for those seeking help in actually interpreting the message of Revelation, I would recommend looking elsewhere.
Book Review: *Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End* by Bart D. Ehrman
Bart D. Ehrman has a knack for writing books that spark conversation well beyond the guild of biblical scholars, and Armageddon: What the Bi...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Me and dozens of other people decided to check out a Twins Game at Target Field today 😄 #SellTheTeam
September 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"It is no exaggeration to say that our humanity is at stake in preserving our ability to feel" -Hanna Reichel
September 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
My new book, Abiding in Amen, will be released on October 14, 2025. It's available now for pre-order from Fortress Press www.fortresspress.com/store/produc... @FortressPress
September 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
No matter how evil our enemy may be, wishing their death or fighting them with their own weapons is un-Christian. Pray for them. Hope for their healing. Fight for their flourishing. Pray for their peace. Take up the cross and not the sword. #Jesus
September 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
About to see Jaws in 4Dx!
August 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Transformation in Christ is never about becoming someone else; it’s about becoming more fully who we truly are...
Trans-Formed: A Reflection on Romans 12:1-3
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—t...
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August 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I finally got around to reading Deliver Us From Evil by John Swinton.
In Deliver Us From Evil, Swinton offers a theologically profound and morally urgent invitation to take the reality of evil seriously.
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Book Review: Deliver Us From Evil by John Swinton
I finally got around to reading  Deliver Us From Evil: A Call for Christians to Take Evil Seriously by my friend and mentor, John Swinton. ...
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July 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Ramona Pride was a success!
June 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Just a fun day in Hollywood today.
June 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"By seeking to avoid racism instead of challenging racism, post-racialism fosters complacency with the status quo and continues the very structures it claims to leave behind."

I am really digging this book by Montague Williams.
June 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Jesus came to forgive sin and to save souls. But this is not an abstract concept or a merely "spiritual" proposition. It is corporeal, actual, and concrete.

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On Salvation and Liberation
Jesus came to forgive sin and to save souls. But this is not an abstract concept or a merely "spiritual" proposition. It is corporeal, actua...
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May 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
And by the way, *Youth Beyond The Developmental Lens* is super cheap on Amazon again. a.co/d/27mAoWq
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May 27, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Hey, I have a new book coming out in October! You can pre-order it today. www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
Abiding in Amen: Prayer in a Secular Age
We live in a world of commodities and optimized results.It is only normal that prayer, too, becomes a means to an end--and yet, reducing this mysterious encounter with the living God to a
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May 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Faith isn’t about striving or self-improvement—it’s about learning to receive. As Luther confessed, “we are beggars.” We don’t climb our way to God by effort or moral willpower. We come empty-handed, trusting that grace meets us where we are, not where we wish we were.
May 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Conclave was a seriously good movie
May 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
May 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM