"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
“Faith That Doesn’t Play Favorites” – a message from James 2
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Authentic Faith: Growing with the Apostle James." My message was entitled "Faith That Doesn't Play Favorites," and drew upon James 2:1-13. I tied aspects of this message in with Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as William Seymour and the Azusa Street Revival. You …
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Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.: “I Have a Dream” and Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Every year on this day set aside for celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., I make time to listen to or read his famous "I Have a Dream Speech." I encourage you today to read or watch the roughly seventeen-minute speech that King gave over fifty years ago. He articulates a …
The Weekend Wanderer: 18 January 2025
"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
The Conversation: at the river’s edge
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 …
Matthew Erickson 