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Courtney Ellis

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in Rhinelander, WI, The United States

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https://courtneybellis.com

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Nonfiction, Christian, Self Help

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Author, speaker, and mom of three, Courtney Ellis serves alongside her husband as a pastor in southern California. Born in the northern woods of Wisconsin, she graduated from Wheaton College, Loyola U of Chicago, and Princeton Theological Seminary. Her books include "Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul," "Almost Holy Mama," and "Happy Now: Let Playfulness Lift Your Load and Renew Your Spirit."

Courtney's passions are to find freedom through practicing Christian simplicity, to give and receive hospitality, to play continually, and to live missionally while inviting others to do the same. She also loves candy and hates being told by her dentist that she should eat less candy.

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	Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul 4.11 avg rating — 561 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking Up: A Birder's Guide to Hope Through Grief by Courtney Ellis (Goodreads Author), Kay Warren (Foreword) 4.54 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Almost Holy Mama: Life-Giving Spiritual Practices for Weary Parents 4.57 avg rating — 174 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy Now: Let Playfulness Lift Your Load and Renew Your Spirit 4.51 avg rating — 117 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Present: The Gift of Being All In, Right Where You Are 4.16 avg rating — 38 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weathering Change: Seeking Peace Amid Life’s Tough Transitions 4.48 avg rating — 31 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ever Approaching Dawn: A Lenten Devotional for the Season of Easter by Ronnie Martin (Editor), Rachel Joy Welcher (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Steve Bezner (Contributor) 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Half a Pack of Cigs and a Lighter that Doesn't Work by Dylisium, Courtney Ellis (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations), Christina Pink (Contributor) 3.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weathering Change: Seeking Peace Amid Life's Tough Transitions by Courtney Ellis (Goodreads Author), Laura English (Narrator), Lore Ferguson Wilbert - foreword 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

by Ed Yong

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And God Spoke to Abraham: Preaching from the Old Testament

by Fleming Rutledge

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Ownership: The Evangelical Legacy of Slavery in Edwards, Wesley, and Whitefield

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“The more we gave up, the more we gained.”
― Courtney Ellis, Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul

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“In other words, if sometimes worship is boring or rote or less than meaningful: you’re doing it right.”
― Courtney Ellis, Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul

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