To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his call, and may fulfil every good resolve and work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and …
Soul Food: Feeding the 4,000
This past weekend at Eastbrook, as we continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", I walked us through the account of Jesus feeding the 4,000 in Matthew 15:29-39. This story echoes another we have already looked at in the feeding of the 5,000. While I do dig into the actual account, one …
Eastbrook at Home – November 7, 2021
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 I preach from Matthew 15:29-39 about Jesus' feeding of the four thousand in the vicinity of Magadan. We explore the passage and then talk about …
Scott Cairns, “Idiot Psalms” [Poetry for Ordinary Time]
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 …
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Are Pastors Program Directors?: Eugene Peterson on the need for pastors as spiritual directors [Under the Unpredictable Plant 5]
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 