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Model for Deception at Printer

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 25, 2018. Posted in General, Stories & Essays. No Comments on Model for Deception at Printer

Practice makes perfect. Okay, not perfect. But better. Second time around, the formatting and uploading and approval of the novel went SO MUCH SMOOTHER! A proof copy of MODEL FOR DECEPTION is winging its way to me as we speak. That’s the print version. I’ll take a look at it, and hopefully it will be as expected. Then I’ll...

Bead by Bead: The Ancient Way of Praying Made New

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 13, 2018. Posted in General, GOD, Writing. 4 Comments on Bead by Bead: The Ancient Way of Praying Made New

My definition of the Holy Spirit at work is when you think you’re doing a very important x, but, unbeknownst to you, the true point of your activity is y. You trundle along, doing your x, and all the while, God is doing y. Suddenly, a beautiful thing blooms into being, something you had no idea was in the works, and all you can do is stand in...

How God Comes

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on December 2, 2014. Posted in GOD. 6 Comments on How God Comes

“I never procrastinate, except for Christmas shopping,” I told the woman . . . as I bought my last gift the evening before I left at six am the next morning to see my folks at Thanksgiving and exchange gifts. “So I’m still procrastinating, just earlier.” It’s no surprise, then, that I am a teensy bit late telling...