Thursdays with Murray [Humility, week 1]
Over the next number of weeks, I am interacting with some of the writings of Andrew Murray. Murray was a South African pastor and missionary during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Murray is probably best known for his book With Christ in the School of Prayer, but he has many other valuable works. My writing …
Holy Week Poems
This year I pulled together a cycle of poems related to themes of Holy Week here on my blog. The poems follow the journey of Jesus, at times through the eyes of different characters. They are part of a longer series of poems that I am not ready to share yet. I wanted to simply …
He Is – I Am: resurrection message 2018
As we celebrated the resurrection this past weekend at Eastbrook Church we also began a new series "Who Am I?" on identity in Christ. My Easter message was a linkage between our deepest questions about finding who we are and the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. You can view the message video below. You …
Francis Omondi on Good Friday
My good friend, the Reverend Canon Francis Omondi, opened Scripture with us this Good Friday at Eastbrook Church. I was so encouraged to hear from him, as he reflected on the power of the Cross of Christ as the symbol that shapes the church in the midst of the world. You can view his message …
Matthew Erickson 