Abiding in Amen: Prayer in a Secular Age
In a world obsessed with efficiency and results, where even spiritual practices are often treated as skills to be mastered, Wesley Ellis invites readers into a transformative reimagining of prayer. Abiding in Amen challenges the prevailing assumption that prayer is something to be achieved, offering instead a vision of prayer as a gift to be received.

With his characteristic warmth and pastoral insight, Ellis explores the ways in which modern society has conditioned people to seek control—even in their relationship with God. Prayer, rather than being a tool for self-improvement or a task on a spiritual checklist, is a space of divine grace and resonance, where people are invited to relinquish control. He calls for a paradigm shift: from striving to abiding, from anxiety to trust, from results to relationship.

Ellis reminds readers that prayer does not begin with human effort but with God's action. Through engaging storytelling, theological depth, and a sense of humor, he encourages readers to release the pressure of performance and enter into a more liberated, authentic communion with God.

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Abiding in Amen: Prayer in a Secular Age
In a world obsessed with efficiency and results, where even spiritual practices are often treated as skills to be mastered, Wesley Ellis invites readers into a transformative reimagining of prayer. Abiding in Amen challenges the prevailing assumption that prayer is something to be achieved, offering instead a vision of prayer as a gift to be received.

With his characteristic warmth and pastoral insight, Ellis explores the ways in which modern society has conditioned people to seek control—even in their relationship with God. Prayer, rather than being a tool for self-improvement or a task on a spiritual checklist, is a space of divine grace and resonance, where people are invited to relinquish control. He calls for a paradigm shift: from striving to abiding, from anxiety to trust, from results to relationship.

Ellis reminds readers that prayer does not begin with human effort but with God's action. Through engaging storytelling, theological depth, and a sense of humor, he encourages readers to release the pressure of performance and enter into a more liberated, authentic communion with God.

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Abiding in Amen: Prayer in a Secular Age

Abiding in Amen: Prayer in a Secular Age

by Wesley W. Ellis
Abiding in Amen: Prayer in a Secular Age

Abiding in Amen: Prayer in a Secular Age

by Wesley W. Ellis

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In a world obsessed with efficiency and results, where even spiritual practices are often treated as skills to be mastered, Wesley Ellis invites readers into a transformative reimagining of prayer. Abiding in Amen challenges the prevailing assumption that prayer is something to be achieved, offering instead a vision of prayer as a gift to be received.

With his characteristic warmth and pastoral insight, Ellis explores the ways in which modern society has conditioned people to seek control—even in their relationship with God. Prayer, rather than being a tool for self-improvement or a task on a spiritual checklist, is a space of divine grace and resonance, where people are invited to relinquish control. He calls for a paradigm shift: from striving to abiding, from anxiety to trust, from results to relationship.

Ellis reminds readers that prayer does not begin with human effort but with God's action. Through engaging storytelling, theological depth, and a sense of humor, he encourages readers to release the pressure of performance and enter into a more liberated, authentic communion with God.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798889833529
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date: 10/14/2025
Pages: 137
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Wesley W. Ellis is a pastor, theologian, and educator with a passion for spiritual formation and youth ministry. He is the senior pastor of First Congregational Church of Ramona (UCC), a visiting instructor at Luther Seminary (ELCA), and managing editor of Flourish: A Journal of Progressive Ministry. He is the author of Youth Beyond the Developmental Lens: Being Over Becoming and co-author of Delighted: What Teenagers Are Teaching The Church About Joy. Wes holds a Ph.D. in practical theology from the University of Aberdeen and an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He brings an ecumenical perspective shaped by 20 years in diverse ministry contexts.

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