Amos and Ellie

Chapter 1.

Beginning’s

More than anything, it’s him.

The times we ARE in- surrounded by love and every provision made for his children.

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Welcome!

Amos and Ellie is a virtual home where you and I meet to stay informed and committed; blessed and refreshed by soaking in the word of God- the one and only Holy Bible.

I release new content as the Holy Spirit leads. The site’s blog is shared by myself and a boatload of beautiful believers that preach and offer biblical prophecy, education, and tools to support your faith.

The context for the site Title:

1st teaching God gave me in 2021.

A name in the Bible assigns and releases on the earth as in heaven. It is generational.

There are missions fulfilled by God through his children that he calls, and blessings are multiplied, promises fulfilled.

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Amos is an old testament prophet. A fruit picker and a friend of God. God called him at a specific time and for a purpose – to save and warn.

Amos stood against wickedness; the poor being the main victim of sinful nature.

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Ellie is a child of God with a similar calling to Amos, generations later. She holds fast to the whole word of God and guides a new breed of Christian into the glory of the Lord. A new chapter that requires A faith like flint.

I started this site in 2021 at a very difficult life crossroad. God met me at the intersection of life and death and grabbed the wheel of my heart and mind to correct and direct. He dismantled wrong thinking and nourished me consistently through scripture.

He took me to a silent and surrendered place that was excruciating and necessary for my heart to heal from years of living apart from his will.

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I have been a Christian 45 years and have and do love God every minute because He loves me, but I didn’t read the word as often ( at all) as I needed to in my Christian walk. Additionally, my beliefs were mixed with other pagan practices because I didn’t continue in the daily practice of reading and applying through prayer and worship. Simply, a common tepid stray from the gospel causing some to perish as the decline continues.

My entrance into church, was an episcopal charismatic denomination in Seattle, WA. I ate cinnamon rolls with an awesome parish but learned little of anything about a personal relationship with Christ. I learned catechisms and kneeling -( blacking out once from loss of circulation in my legs) I learned hymns and had the Holy Spirit to place them in my heart which is the good despite the evil in man’s religious attempts to block worship leading to breakthrough and growth.

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I was baptized at 10 and confirmed a few years later at the start of junior high. I was very active in the youth group and services up until my sophomore year in High school. My family’s faith bolstered and sometimes confused my own; for their journey not immune to temptation and falsehoods either.

My parents became Christian from atheism on my Dad’s side and a combination of Jehovah’s witness and Presbyterian on my mother’s.

I remember bringing to my mom that my friends went to church and I wanted to go. I was filled with the Holy Spirit and wrote a poem for God at Jesus Northwest ( Christian festival) in the summer of 1979.

My faith was fresh. So sweet was every day with Jesus- beginning sweet. I couldn’t get enough- ever. I’ve loved his word and still use my first king James

(heirloom- every family seemed to have a Bible whether you were a follower or not. ) with pages out of order and the book not even bound to the leather, it’s trusty.

Jesus. He lights me up. He lit me on fire with worship music ( Kathy Harival, Kelly Willard, Bob Bennett, John Michael Talbot, Amy Grant, it goes on..) I would sing with my sister who played guitar. We harmonized so well. We wrote a song about the Lord and sang it at a family gathering. That evangelism was a seed that smarted in the moment and the moment went on too long without getting back to sharing the good news- not being afraid of rejection. It goes that way sometimes, and it’s the conviction that is felt in a resistant response.

By nature the gospel is uncomfortable for the unrestored man. Peace, joy, understanding that are given from salvation are not present and are still in opposition to the process of purity. Its parameters are restrictive, but open ended on another and the desire is in opposition to the relationship bound by the Holy Spirit in the follower of Jesus Christ.

leading you into all wisdom and truth. Sticking closer than a brother is this friend in the Holy Spirit – convicting and loving the follower, but the carnal man prefers a different freedom and language can be very jarring on both sides.

Worship to a non believer should feel the most uncomfortable – almost like looking at someone naked by surprise, it’s intimacy of the highest order. Anyone is allowed if you believe.

So, my sister and I made our family uncomfortable. We risked that and lost in the moment. After several rejections on top of my basket of strange- it had me looking for cover. In the wrong way.

Not one lost.

An alignment

I let acceptance lead. I believed rejection of any kind was bad. I had not done enough, or there were accommodations I could make to help bridge the gap in connection. I understand the authority of a Christian to live in prayer and worship as soon as I believed, and I felt the richness of free-flowing love through that practice. That security has only eluded me in sin. When I have forgotten all grace and mercy and let the wave take me in the undertow.

Some people would say that should never happen to a follower of Christ, but to keep in our foundation of Scripture, I feel Jesus makes it very clear you will be tested, you will struggle, you don’t get the good wine all the time, you are a servant and you are a leader. You are the head, but you’ll deeply understand the tail and will be asked to show humility, especially if pride seeps in and you feel yourself above the mundane or unglamorous. You are to love and forgive acting out of a gentle and genuine compassion for need, insecurities, suffering, and injustice.

There are very clear lines regarding Pharisee yeast and non believers, there are examples of falling away, denial, betrayal… From very blessed men.

Only with the Holy Spirit is a life lived for Jesus

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My testimony is long and hard with lots of humor and relateabilty mixed in that supports any walk. That’s the way God works every time. The beauty is in the unique, personal way it works out for each of us.

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In the next chapter, we will dive into life backdrop, affliction, addiction, and young adulthood.

This is the foundation of my life’s work – turning tragedy into triumph for others!in particular, youth and young families.

The artwork in this post is from 2021 and the start of the blog. Getting rid of what didn’t belong and understanding like never before. An outlet to show intimacy with Christ, confusion and correction in Christianity, and our future filled with hope.

Side note- or glaring note🤪 I apologize for any editorial annoyances- this ball getting going is more important 💝