I still remember the year that I did not make the cut for the little league baseball team when I tried out. I could catch, throw, and run, but, to be honest, my batting skills were not something to marvel at. I wanted so badly to be a part of that team with my friends …
Matters of the Heart
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", after our two week hiatus for our annual MissionFest. This week I worked through Jesus' teaching on the heart and what truly defiles in Matthew 15:1-20. What continually strikes me about Jesus' teaching in the Gospel of Matthew is …
Eastbrook at Home – October 24, 2021
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. After two weekends dedicated to our annual MissionsFest, this weekend we resume our series, "Who Do You Say I Am?," as I preach about Jesus confronting the Pharisees and reflecting on what is most important in our lives …
Luci Shaw, “Arrangement in space and time” [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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Soil for Spirituality: Eugene Peterson on the Right Conditions for Spiritual Growth [Under the Unpredictable Plant 3]
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 