"Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen." (Hebrews 13:20-21) …
Why I’m Not Giving Up on the Church
In 2013, nearly ten years ago, I wrote this article for Relevant about the church. In light of our "Reset" series and Ruth Carver's recent message, I think this article is still as pertinent as ever. It begins this way, but you can read the entire article here. In 2011 the largest denomination in the United …
A Reset on Meeting Together
This past weekend at Eastbrook, as we continued our four-week preaching series entitled "Reset," Pastor Ruth Carver spoke about the first part of Hebrews 10:24-25: "not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another." There is much more going on at Eastbrook during this four weeks than …
Remembering Stuart Briscoe (1930-2022)
This past Saturday, Kelly and I attended the memorial service for Stuart Briscoe at Elmbrook Church. It was a joy to reconnect with friends and former colleagues I hadn't seen in some time and to celebrate God's work in and through Stuart's life. My first full-time vocational role in ministry was as the Pastor of …
A Reset on Service
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our four-week preaching series entitled "Reset." In this series, we are exploring four aspects of our life together as Christ's church based on the words of Hebrews 10:24-25. This week we focused on the phrase: "Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and …
Matthew Erickson 