Love–Sex–Body: Toward a Biblical Theology of Embodied Sexuality
This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled "Love-Sex-Body: Toward a Biblical Theology of Embodied Sexuality." All around us, in our daily interactions with others and in the cultural conversation, we encounter ever-changing and vigorous debates about the nature of the human body, gender identity, and sexuality. In this series …
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Running the Race: Spiritual Practices for Persevering
Yesterday our staff at Eastbrook Church took a day away on retreat in order to grow with God and one another. We do this every year around this time, and our speakers, Paul and Lisa Sinclair, helped us engage with Hebrews 12:1-3. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let …
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Choosing to Become Thankful
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story. (Psalm 107:1-2) Thankfulness begins with our attention on the right sort of object. The object presented to us in Psalm 107 is God Himself. We read that God is Yahweh – the Savior, …
Serving God in Hard Places (Hard Places)
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we concluded our annual MissionsFest. As we celebrate God's faithfulness to us as a church for forty years, we heard from two of our long-term, international ministry partners on the theme of "Hard Places." This second weekend, Rev. Canon Francis Omondi from Kenya spoke to us about the nature …
