If we are going to move toward Revelation 7:9-10 as the church of Jesus Christ, then we must pursue growth as disciples - both through developing new disciples and going deeper in life as existing disciples. If we are going to become a Revelation 7 type of church, then we must reach out as a …
Multiply: The ‘Factors’ of the ‘Product’ [MissionsFest 2018, week 2]
This weekend at Eastbrook Church I concluded our annual missions festival, Multiply: MissionsFest 2018, with my weekend message: "Multiply: The 'Factors' of the 'Product.'" Our theme comes from the words of the prophet Habakkuk: For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. (Habakkuk …
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Shadow-Casting Monsters: Parker Palmer on dealing with our souls, part 3
Bringing my reflections on Parker Palmer's five 'shadow-casting monsters' from his book Let Your Life Speak, I want to bring our attention to the fourth and fifth of that list today. Shadow-Casting Monsters #4: 4. "Fear, especially our fear of the natural chaos of life" (89). Don't we fear the chaos of things? Having participated in …
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Makoto Fujimura, Olana – Matthew Six
Shadow-Casting Monsters: Parker Palmer on dealing with our souls, part 2
Continuing my reflections on Parker Palmer's five 'shadow-casting monsters' in the life of a leader from his book Let Your Life Speak, I turn now to numbers three, which is: "'Functional atheism', the belief that the ultimate responsibility for everything rests with us" (88). Here's a bit more from Palmer on this one: This is the unconscious, …
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Matthew Erickson 