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Over the past several weeks, I have been reflecting on Eugene Peterson's book Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity. I am doing this in part as a way to honor the numerous ways that Peterson shaped my approach to pastoral ministry, but also as an attempt to reconsider - and perhaps recover - the …
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“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” (Psalm 100:4) Thanksgiving is a day for family to gather and give thanks for what God has done (and is doing). Join us Thanksgiving Day at 10 AM as the Eastbrook Church family gathers before the family …
Apocalyptic literature takes its name from the Greek word ἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis), which literally means 'uncovering' or 'unveiling.' As some of us may already know, the last book of the Bible, translated with the title 'Revelation,' draws its name from the first word of the book, which is this very word 'ἀποκάλυψις.' Unfortunately, our reading of …
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series on the book of Daniel by turning our attention to chapter 7, which begins the markedly different second half of the book. Chapters 1-6 are court narratives, while chapters 7-12 are apocalyptic visions. This first vision serves as a sort of parallel to Daniel 2 and …
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God, if this day my journey end, I thank You first for many a friend, The sturdy and unquestioned piers That run beneath my bridge of years. Next, for the power You’ve given me To view the whole world mirthfully, For laughter, paraclete of pain, Like April suns across the rain. Also that, being not …
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Matthew Erickson 