These are my notes from a talk I delivered this past Monday night at our quarterly Leadership Community gathering at Eastbrook Church. We have spent a good deal of energy around the idea of growing in discipleship at Eastbrook, and I wanted to explore how that connects with one of our other vision objectives related …
“Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?” – a message from Ecclesiastes 8 by Greg Marshall
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series "The Skeptic's Guide to Life with God: Ecclesiastes." Greg Marshall preached a message entitled “Why do bad things happen to good people?” from Ecclesiastes 8. Greg particularly focused on Ecclesiastes 8:14-15: "There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what …
Eastbrook at Home – January 28, 2024
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we continue our series, "The Skeptic's Guide to Life with God," from the book of Ecclesiastes. Here is a prayer for this Sunday, which is the fourth Sunday of Epiphany from The Book of Common Prayer: …
The Weekend Wanderer: 27 January 2024
"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
Malcolm Guite, “The baptism of Christ” [Poetry for Epiphany]
I’ve enjoyed posting poetry series themed around the Christian year recently (see “Poetry for Lent,” “Poetry for Easter,“ and "Poetry for Ordinary Time"). As a follow-up to the "Poetry for Advent" and "Poetry for Christmas" series, I am continuing that theme with a series called “Poetry for Epiphany.” The season of Epiphany, runs from the …
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