Here St. Augustine of Hippo comments on Psalm 61:1-2, reflecting on the reality that Christ was tempted in the wilderness to show us how to overcome temptation and trials. 1 Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. 2 From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; …
The Mustard Seed and the Yeast
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series, "Stories of the Kingdom: Parables of Jesus," by looking at the parables of the mustard seed and the yeast in Matthew 13:31-33. These two small, parallel parables open up to us some profound realities about God's kingdom. You can find the message video and outline below. …
Eastbrook at Home – August 29, 2021
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. We continue our series, "Stories of the Kingdom: Parable of Jesus," as I preach on the parables of the mustard seed and the yeast from Matthew 13:31-35. This series continues our extended journey through the Gospel of Matthew, …
Tu Fu, “Clear After Rain” [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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Why Tension is Vital as People of the Kingdom: the mission of the wheat in the weeds
“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest.’” (Matthew 13:28-30) In His parable of the wheat and the weeds, Jesus makes it clear that the intermixing …
Matthew Erickson 