I continued our series, "Love-Sex-Body: Toward a Biblical Theology of Embodied Sexuality," this past weekend at at Eastbrook Church by turning to the third chapter of God's Good Story: Redemption in Jesus Christ. This message builds off of previous messages on Creation and the Fall, looking at Christ's redeeming work as outlined in Romans 5. …
A Prayer of John of the Cross
O living flame of love, that wounds my soul so tenderly in its deepest center; Since by your grace I can endure your touch, perfect your work in me according to your will. By St. John of the Cross, Carmelite priest, poet, and mystical theologian.
Caravaggio, The Calling of Saint Matthew
St. John the Theologian: a reflection by Eugene Peterson
In his exceptional essay, "Poetry from Patmos: St. John as Pastor, Poet, and Theologian" in Subversive Spirituality, Eugene Peterson describes the Apostle John as the sort of theologian we most need and are most ready to hear. Theologians sometime receive a bad name because they seem removed from existence. But the best theologians step into the …
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Fall and Embodied Sexuality
I continued our series, "Love-Sex-Body: Toward a Biblical Theology of Embodied Sexuality," this past weekend at at Eastbrook Church by turning to the second chapter of God's Good Story: the Fall from grace. This message draws primarily from Genesis 3 and Romans 1, with a smattering of other verses throughout. This is, in my opinion, …
Matthew Erickson 