"There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted." (Psalm 97:11) I love that rendering of the very end of Psalm 97:11 in Miles Coverdale's Psalter. Where other translations say "upright in heart" (NIV, ESV, RSV, NRSV, KJV), "true-hearted" points me in a slightly different direction. To …
Eastbrook at Home – June 20, 2021
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. Today is Father's Day, so send some love to all those who have served as father figures in your life in some way. We also continue our preaching series, "The Messiah's Mission," as I preach from Matthew 10:26-11:1 …
James Weldon Johnson, “The Creation” [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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The Preacher and Prayer: Prayer in the Three Seasons of Our Sermon
This past week Preaching Today released a new resource on the importance of prayer in preaching entitled Praying for Your Sermon. After a very helpful introduction from Matt Woodley, the Editor for Preaching Today, there are six chapters, each offering practical and creative ways to rekindle and then integrate prayer into your preaching routines and …
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The Messiah Sends
This past weekend at Eastbrook, Pastor Nic Fridenmaker continued our series entitled "The Messiah's Mission," by looking at Matthew 9:35-10:25. This is the first of two messages on Jesus' extended commissioning discourse after calling the Twelve Apostles. You can find the message video and outline below. You can also view the entire series here, as …
Matthew Erickson 