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"As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 'Truly I tell you,' he said, 'this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; …
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While most of us have heard of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, much fewer may have heard of Quodvultdeus, Bishop of Carthage. His name literally means "what God wills" in Latin. He was a 5th century church father in North Africa who corresponded with Augustine, who served as a spiritual mentor to him. Becoming bishop of …
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When Kelly and I were newly married and beginning our life with children we were so financially stretched we didn’t know how we were going to make it every month. We reached out to a pastor friend of ours for help with our finances. He began to help us develop a budget, which we really …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our Advent journey and our preaching series entitled "'Tis the Reason." This third week of the series, Will Branch preached on two stories of healing by Jesus en route to Jerusalem in Matthew 17:14-20 and 20:29-34. Will really made me think about whether my faith is substantial or …
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. Here is a prayer for the third Sunday of Advent from The Book of Common Prayer: O Lord Jesus Christ, you sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Grant that …
Matthew Erickson 