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In Shakespeare’s powerful drama King Lear there is a moving scene where King Lear, bereft of the daughter he loves most, Cordelia, and being controlled by his two other self-serving daughters, Goneril and Regan, rushes out into a tempestuous storm.[1] As the dark storm rages about him, Lear rages about his own suffering and loss. …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, as we continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", Fred Pierce preached on an interesting passage from Matthew 16:1-12. This begins with the religious leaders' request for a sign from Jesus and then veers into a discussion with the disciples about their missing the point of what …
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we continue our series, "Who Do You Say I Am?," as Fred Pierce, the Head of School at Eastbrook Academy, preaches from Matthew 16:1-12 about Jesus' response to the religious leaders' request for a sign. This …
I've enjoyed posting poetry series themed around the Christian year in the past couple of years (see "Poetry for Lent" and "Poetry for Easter"). I will continue that with a series called "Poetry for Ordinary Time." Ordinary time includes two sections of the church year between Christmastide and Lent and Easter and Advent. The word …
Continue reading "R. S. Thomas, “The Kingdom” [Poetry for Ordinary Time]"
I recently re-read Eugene Peterson's classic book on pastoral ministry based in the life of Jonah, Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness (Eerdmans, 1992). There is so much in this book, but I am merely sharing a few pieces that have stuck out powerfully to me in this particular season of time. …
Matthew Erickson 