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The Joys of Reading Aloud
Last week as part of a series of posts reflecting on my sabbatical, I shared my reading list for that three-month journey. Amidst that list of books, there were several accompanied by this little comment in parentheses: "a read-aloud with Kelly." I didn't think much of that, since my wife, Kelly, and I have been …
Sabbatical Songs
I love listening to music and listen widely, enjoying jazz, rock, classical, pop, world music, and so much more. However, with this post I am not offering a top ten list of songs I think are generally interesting or musically fascinating. That would be another post entirely. Here, I want to continue themes related to …
“The One Who Comforts” – a message from Isaiah 40
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our preaching series entitled "Who Is He?: Titles of Jesus the Messiah from Isaiah" by looking at the first 5 verses of Isaiah 40 with a message entitled "The One Who Comforts." This Advent message series is also accompanied by a daily devotional of the same title written …
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Second Sunday in Advent: The One Who Comforts
When my children were young and they scraped a knee or faced some other injury, they would swiftly run to me or Kelly for immediate help to stop the bleeding or put ice on that bump on their head. After the immediate help, though, they would often look for something else: comfort. As we grow, …
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Matthew Erickson 