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This past weekend at Eastbrook, I began our new preaching series "The Skeptic's Guide to Life with God: Ecclesiastes" by preaching a message entitled “Is Life Meaningful or Meaningless?” from Ecclesiastes 1. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. Join us for weekend worship in-person or …
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Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we begin a new series, "The Skeptic's Guide to Life with God," from the book of Ecclesiastes. Here is a prayer for this Sunday, which is the first Sunday of the Epiphany and the celebration of …
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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" series, I am continuing that theme with a series called “Poetry for Christmas.” The season of Christmas, or Christmastide, runs after Advent, beginning with …
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This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled "The Skeptic’s Guide to Life with God: Ecclesiastes." This series explores themes within the book of Ecclesiastes as a way to approach hard topics we often avoid in life. It is easier to avoid these topics, but the writer of Ecclesiastes will …
Matthew Erickson 