March 2016 - Ellen Morris Prewitt

Why Christianity as We Know It Won’t Survive: An Easter Saturday Reflection

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 26, 2016. Posted in GOD. 4 Comments

Mary Magdalene was the first to see the risen Christ, and in American Christianity today we debate whether women should be allowed to be in the forefront of the church. Mary the Mother of God took the radical, courageous step of agreeing to birth the Messiah, and the most dominant adjective used by the Christian church today to describe her is...

The Dog’s Happiness

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 19, 2016. Posted in General, Writing. 9 Comments

I think I’ve found the key to happiness. All I have to do is ask, did the dog have a good day? If the answer is yes, life is moving in the right direction. Think about it. What Evangeline loves more than anything is going for a walk. The walk takes me outside in the fresh air (does that sound like your mom–“go get some fresh...

New Baby on Website

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 17, 2016. Posted in GOD, Writing. 4 Comments

We have a new baby on the website. You can read it here. The story is from The Bone Trench, the novel my agent with the Virginia Kidd Agency is currently presenting to publishing houses. The excerpt appeared in EAP:The Magazine, the full name of which is Exterminating Angel Press (isn’t that fabulous?). Hope you enjoy!!!

Christian? Don’t Make Me No Nevermind

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 11, 2016. Posted in GOD, HOMELESSNESS. 12 Comments

Here’s a story: conditions are so bad at an apartment complex in Jacksonville, Florida, it brings a council member’s assistant to tears. A tour of the complex affects the mayor to such an extent he’s activated to work with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to ensure “all residents of subsidized multi-family...

The Path Less-Traveled

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 5, 2016. Posted in General, LOVE. 13 Comments

We were tramping through Couturie Forest in City Park along the well-mulched trails, and I noticed an option. The Couturie Forest contains the highest point in New Orleans, Laborde Lookout. The mountain—their words, not mine—measures a daunting 43 feet above sea level (or 53 feet, according to some sources, or 46 feet above a 3 feet-below-sea-level...

Month: March 2016

Why Christianity as We Know It Won’t Survive: An Easter Saturday Reflection

The Dog’s Happiness

New Baby on Website

Christian? Don’t Make Me No Nevermind

The Path Less-Traveled

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