Author: Jonas Ellison

Author

Jonas Ellison

Jonas Ellison is a midlife first-call pastor at Christ Lutheran Church in Aptos, CA (ELCA). Jonas grew up Roman Catholic but became "spiritual-but-not-religious" in his late teens. Jonas married a Catholic, and eventually, they found their faith home in the ELCA. Their daughter was baptized there, and Jonas followed the call to ministry. LSTC was gracious enough to let him enter the MDiv program in 2019 (after being a college dropout), and he transferred to Wartburg Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 2023. Jonas has a love for liturgy and the sacramental nature of Lutheran preaching and theology. In his free time, he can be found playing the occasional round of golf, solving world problems over coffee with his wife, trying to find friends in midlife, practicing Aikido (which he holds the rank of first-degree black belt), or getting intentionally lost in the Forest of Nicene Marks near his home on the Central Coast of California.
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Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year C

by Jonas Ellison March 30, 2025 0

HOW DARE YOU STOP AND SMELL THE PERFUME! John 12:1-8 Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year C Analysis by Jonas Ellison 1Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany,... Read more.

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