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If blessing means "to speak good words over something or someone," what a powerful message of blessing comes to us from Paul's words in Ephesians 1:3-14. He tells us that God "has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ" (1:3). Every spiritual blessing. Just that one word sets the tone of …
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A recent addition to my daily time in prayer has been a sort of conversational prayer with God arising from my reflection on Scripture and my life. After slowing down with a portion of Scripture, I often write out some of my own thoughts as a form of prayer in my journal. Then, I slow …
One of the most spiritually encouraging readings I have engaged in this past year and presently is from a collection of Eastern Orthodox writings called The Philokalia. I first heard of this work through the writings of Richard Foster and the work of Renovaré. The second volume of the complete text of The Philokalia is …
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"In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." (James 2:17) We are in a series at Eastbrook Church exploring "Authentic Faith" from the New Testament book of James. One of James' central themes is that faith must be active, or lived out, and without that active aspect, …
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Matthew Erickson 