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I had the privilege of writing an article for Christianity Today's CT Pastors imprint that was released today. There's an excerpt below, but you can read the full article here. Gregory the Great, so tradition tells us, was a reluctant pope. Well-educated and from a wealthy family, Gregory experienced inner tension between his longing for the contemplative …
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In The City of God, St. Augustine offers a wide-ranging exploration of the two cities, the heavenly city and the earthly city. This is not merely the difference between heaven and earth, or the church and the wider world, but something more. As I read this the other day, what caught my attention most, perhaps because of the …
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St. Augustine of Hippo famously wrote near the beginning of Confessions: "You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we began a series that explores how our hungers lead us to God to find true rest for our souls. The series, "Hungry …
All of us want to experience love. Sometimes this hunger for love looks like a longing for friendship. Sometimes our longing for love surfaces in the desire for intimacy. At other times, this hunger for love is as basic as the desire to belong somewhere with someone. Near the beginning of Genesis, in the account …
Matthew Erickson 